Neco 2025 Christian Religious Studies Question 7

In a moral‑weight system the Ten Commandments are assigned points as follows: 1st = 10, 2nd = 9, 3rd = 8, 4th = 7, 5th = 6, 6th = 5, 7th = 4, 8th = 3, 9th = 2, 10th = 1. A person commits three distinct sins: (i) lying (violates the 9th commandment) affecting 2 people, (ii) stealing (violates the 8th commandment) affecting 1 person, and (iii) blasphemy (violates the 1st and 9th commandments) affecting 3 people. The moral penalty for a sin equals the sum of the points of the violated commandments multiplied by the number of people directly affected. If the total penalty for a sin exceeds 30 points, the person must perform a penance equal to half the excess, rounded up, measured in days of fasting. What is the total moral penalty for the blasphemy sin and how many days of fasting must be undertaken as penance?