If a project is handed in late, you receive 3/4 of your earned points. You receive 60 points on your late project. How many points did you lose

Question

If a project is handed in late, you receive 3/4 of your earned points. You receive 60 points on your late project. How many points did you lose

Answer 1

Let x = earned points

 

You received:  (3/4)x=60

     x = (4/3)60

     x = 80

 

You lost 80 - 60 = 20 points.

Answer 2

you lost one fourth of the sixty points,i.e. 60 ÷ 4