How many points do you have?

Question

You are playing basketball with a friend.  Your friend makes 5 field goals. You make four times as many field goals as your friend plus two field goals.  How many points do you have? Explain the order of operations you followed.
 

Answer 1

A field goal is usually a two-point shot.

 

5(2) is how many points your friend has.

 

4(5)(2) + 2(2) is how many points you have.