Question

ahmad is interested in his cousins golf scores to determine what patterns he can find.
his cousin explained that there are 18 holes on a golf course and every hole has a par or expected number of tries to get the ball into the hole.
the first hole may be a par 3 which means it should take 3 swings/strokes to get the ball in the hole.
if you go over the expected amount, you receive a positive number and if you go under the expected amount, you receive a negative number.
ahmad wants to know how far each golfers score is away from par on their first swing. use the table on the next page to discover the third column.
score
distance from par
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5

Explanation:

Step1: Understand the concept of distance from par

The distance from par is the absolute value of the score. The formula for the absolute value of a number \(x\) is \(|x|\).

Step2: Calculate the distance from par for each score

• For score \(- 5\): \(| - 5|=5\)
• For score \(-4\): \(| - 4| = 4\)
• For score \(-3\): \(| - 3|=3\)
• For score \(-2\): \(| - 2|=2\)
• For score \(-1\): \(| - 1|=1\)
• For score \(0\): \(|0| = 0\)
• For score \(1\): \(|1|=1\)
• For score \(2\): \(|2|=2\)
• For score \(3\): \(|3|=3\)
• For score \(4\): \(|4|=4\)
• For score \(5\): \(|5|=5\)

Answer:

Score	Distance from Par
-4	4
-3	3
-2	2
-1	1
0	0
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5