SOLUTION: In a card game rita loses 1 point, gains 5 points, and loses 8 points. Jerry has 6 points. What is the difference between their two scores

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Question 870559: In a card game rita loses 1 point, gains 5 points, and loses 8 points. Jerry has 6 points. What is the difference between their two scores
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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"In a card game rita loses 1 point, gains 5 points, and loses 8 points"

So she has -1+5-8 = 4-8 = -4 points

The difference in their scores is: 6 - (-4) = 6 + 4 = 10