Question

Jonah is playing a video racing game called Checkpoint. The speed of Jonah’s car is recorded four times during one lap. At the first checkpoint, his speed is 80 miles per hour. At the second checkpoint, his speed has reduced by 5%. At the third checkpoint, Jonah’s speed has increased by the speed from the previous checkpoint. At the fourth checkpoint, his speed decreased by 20% compared with the third checkpoint. What is Jonah’s net change in speed between the first and fourth checkpoints?

Answer 1

80, 76, 80, 64 speeds at the 4 checkpoints.
Net change in speed between the firs and fourth checkpoints is 80-64 = 16

"At the third checkpoint, Jonah’s speed has increased by the speed from the previous checkpoint."
The wording on this sentence is strange.  Should the word "by" be changed to "to"?  Then it makes perfect sense.  But this isn't English is it?

Answer 2

Answer:

negative 15 is your answer

Step-by-step explanation:

the last number was negative so it would be negative 15