Question

In golf the lowest score wins. One golfer finishes a course at -9. A second golfer finishes at -12.

a. Which golfer wins?
b. By how much does the winner beat the other golfer?​

Answer 1

A. The first golfer finished at -9, while the second golfer finished at -12. Since -9 is a higher (less negative) score than -12, the first golfer wins.

B. To find out by how much the winner beat the other golfer, you can subtract the second golfer's score from the first golfer's score: -9 (first golfer's score) - (-12) (second golfer's score) = -9 + 12 = 3 So, the winner beat the other golfer by 3 strokes.

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