Question

1. josh, candy, sarah, and lori are playing a board game. they roll a dice to see how far they get to move. sometimes they land on a space that sends them backwards a certain number of spaces. given the information below for the first three rolls of the game, put the players in order starting with the person who is the closest to the starting point after three turns.

turn	josh	candy	sarah	lori
2	rolled 1	rolled 1, landed on a space that sent her back 2	rolled 4, landed on a space that sent her back 2	rolled 4
3	rolled 5	rolled 6	rolled 5	rolled 1

use the arrows to move each item into the correct order. click the \up\ arrow to move the item up, or click the \down\ arrow to move the item down. once all items are in the correct order, submit your response.

lori
candy
josh
sarah

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate Josh's total

Josh: \(2 + 1 + 5 = 8\)

Step2: Calculate Candy's total

Candy: \(6 + (1 - 2) + 6 = 6 - 1 + 6 = 11\) (Wait, correction: Turn 2: \(1 - 2=-1\), so total: \(6 + (-1)+6 = 11\)? Wait no, initial position is 0. Turn 1: 6, Turn 2: 6 +1 -2=5, Turn 3:5 +6=11. Wait, maybe better to calculate cumulative:

Josh: Turn1:2, Turn2:2+1=3, Turn3:3+5=8

Candy: Turn1:6, Turn2:6+1-2=5, Turn3:5+6=11

Sarah: Turn1:3, Turn2:3+4-2=5, Turn3:5+5=10

Lori: Turn1:2, Turn2:2+4=6, Turn3:6+1=7

Wait, let's recalculate each:

Josh:
Turn 1: 2
Turn 2: 2 + 1 = 3
Turn 3: 3 + 5 = 8
Total: 8

Candy:
Turn 1: 6
Turn 2: 6 + 1 - 2 = 5 (because she rolled 1, then went back 2, so net +1 -2 = -1 from turn1? Wait no, initial position 0. Turn1: 0 +6=6. Turn2: 6 +1 -2=5. Turn3:5 +6=11. Total:11

Sarah:
Turn1: 0 +3=3
Turn2:3 +4 -2=5
Turn3:5 +5=10
Total:10

Lori:
Turn1:0 +2=2
Turn2:2 +4=6
Turn3:6 +1=7
Total:7

Now, the closest to starting point (0) is the smallest total. So Lori (7), Josh (8), Sarah (10), Candy (11). Wait, wait: Lori has 7, Josh 8, Sarah 10, Candy 11. So order from closest (smallest) to farthest: Lori, Josh, Sarah, Candy? Wait no, wait the question says "starting with the person who is the closest to the starting point". So the smallest total is Lori (7), then Josh (8), then Sarah (10), then Candy (11). Wait but let's check again:

Wait Lori's turns:

Turn1: rolled 2 → +2

Turn2: rolled 4 → +4 (no backward)

Turn3: rolled 1 → +1

Total: 2 +4 +1=7. Correct.

Josh: 2 +1 +5=8. Correct.

Sarah: 3 + (4-2) +5=3+2+5=10. Correct (Turn2: rolled 4, sent back 2 → +2).

Candy: 6 + (1-2) +6=6-1+6=11. Correct (Turn2: rolled 1, sent back 2 → -1).

So the totals are:

Lori:7

Josh:8

Sarah:10

Candy:11

So the order from closest (smallest) to farthest (largest) is Lori, Josh, Sarah, Candy.

Wait but the initial list to order is Lori, Candy, Josh, Sarah. So we need to reorder them as Lori (7), Josh (8), Sarah (10), Candy (11). So the correct order is:

1. Lori

1. Josh

1. Sarah

1. Candy

Wait but let's confirm the problem: "put the players in order starting with the person who is the closest to the starting point after three turns." So closest is smallest total. So Lori (7) is closest, then Josh (8), then Sarah (10), then Candy (11). So the order is Lori, Josh, Sarah, Candy.

Answer:

The correct order from closest to starting point to farthest is:

1. Lori
2. Josh
3. Sarah
4. Candy