Question

At a horseback riding competition in the Olympics, each rider receives a score from 2 judges’

scores. Maddy was one of the riders in the competition. If one judge awarded Maddy a score
of 87, and Maddy’s final score was 84.5, what score did the other judge award Maddy?

Answer 1

The other judge awarded Maddy a score of 87.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out the score awarded by the other judge to Maddy, we need to subtract Maddy's score from the total score given by both judges.

Since Maddy's final score was 84.5 and one judge awarded her a score of 87, we can calculate the score awarded by the other judge as follows:

Other Judge's Score = Total Score - Maddy's Score

Other Judge's Score = 87 + 84.5 = 171.5 - 84.5

Other Judge's Score = 87

Therefore, the other judge awarded Maddy a score of 87

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Answer 2

Answer: 82

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the score that the other judge gave Maddy be M

We get the equation

(87+M)/2 = 84.5

87+M = 169

M = 82