Question

Sarah, James, and Matthew are on a team in a game show. In the game, Sarah always earns $5$ points, Matthew always earns $-2$ points, and James always earns $3$ points. To calculate their team's score, they multiply the first person's score by the second person's score, then subtract the third person's score. If they can choose the order in which they play the game, what is the maximum possible score that their team can earn?

Answer 1

17

Explanation:

5 x 3 = 15

15 - (-2) = 17

Sarah goes first, James goes second, and Matthew goes third.