Answer:
3.75 < n
Step-by-step explanation:
n + 7 < 5n - 8
Add 8 to both sides
n + 7 + 8 < 5n
n + 15 < 5n
Subtract 'n' from both sides
15 < 5n - n
15 < 4n
Divide both sides by 4
< n
3.75 < n
Measurement a is 45
measurement b is 135
Your thoughts are correct; Ned loses 14 points overall.
The reason the correctly answered questions do not factor into the answer is because that is not what the question is asking. Correct answers are not even mentioned :)
D is a conditional statements