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In which story is the answer to the question 00?\newlineChoices:\newline(A)Gabe and Ellie played a pick-up basketball game where players earn a point for making a shot and lose a point for missing a shot. Gabe ended with 8-8 points. Ellie ended with 88 more points than Gabe. How many points did Ellie end with?\newline(B)Gabe and Ellie played a pick-up basketball game where players earn a point for making a shot and lose a point for missing a shot. Gabe ended with 8-8 points. Ellie ended with 88 points. How many more points did Ellie have than Gabe?

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Q. In which story is the answer to the question 00?\newlineChoices:\newline(A)Gabe and Ellie played a pick-up basketball game where players earn a point for making a shot and lose a point for missing a shot. Gabe ended with 8-8 points. Ellie ended with 88 more points than Gabe. How many points did Ellie end with?\newline(B)Gabe and Ellie played a pick-up basketball game where players earn a point for making a shot and lose a point for missing a shot. Gabe ended with 8-8 points. Ellie ended with 88 points. How many more points did Ellie have than Gabe?
  1. Calculate Ellie's points: Calculate Ellie's points in story (A). Gabe's points = 8-8. Ellie's points = Gabe's points + 88. Calculation: 8+8=0-8 + 8 = 0.
  2. Check answer for story (A): Check if the answer to the question in story (A) is 00. The question asks how many points Ellie ended with, and the calculation shows she ended with 00 points.
  3. Calculate points difference: Calculate the difference in points between Ellie and Gabe in story (B). Gabe's points = 8-8, Ellie's points = 88. Calculation: 8(8)=168 - (-8) = 16.
  4. Check answer for story (B): Check if the answer to the question in story (B) is 00. The question asks how many more points Ellie had than Gabe, and the calculation shows she had 1616 more points.

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