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Read this word problem.\newlineConnor is playing a card game called At Face Value. At the end of each round, players earn positive points for their remaining number cards but negative points for their face cards. At the end of round 11, Connor earns 5-5 points. At the end of round 22, he earns 6-6 points. What is Connor's score now?\newlineTo solve the problem, Michael added 5+(6)-5 + (-6) and came up with an answer of 11-11 points. Is Michael correct? Why or why not?\newlineChoices:\newline(A)Yes, Michael is correct.\newline(B)No. The answer should have been 1111 points, not 11-11 points, because a total is always positive.\newline(C)No. Michael should have subtracted 5(6)-5 - (-6) because the points Connor earned were negative.

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Q. Read this word problem.\newlineConnor is playing a card game called At Face Value. At the end of each round, players earn positive points for their remaining number cards but negative points for their face cards. At the end of round 11, Connor earns 5-5 points. At the end of round 22, he earns 6-6 points. What is Connor's score now?\newlineTo solve the problem, Michael added 5+(6)-5 + (-6) and came up with an answer of 11-11 points. Is Michael correct? Why or why not?\newlineChoices:\newline(A)Yes, Michael is correct.\newline(B)No. The answer should have been 1111 points, not 11-11 points, because a total is always positive.\newline(C)No. Michael should have subtracted 5(6)-5 - (-6) because the points Connor earned were negative.
  1. Add Points Together: Add the points from round 11 and round 22 together. Connor earns 5-5 points in round 11 and 6-6 points in round 22.\newline5+(6)=56-5 + (-6) = -5 - 6
  2. Perform Addition: Perform the addition. Adding two negative numbers results in a larger negative number. 56=11-5 - 6 = -11

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