This is very confusing
So joining mom
Even though it says self study can Not Fail...("100% chance of success")
Reward for "Study Fail"
Reward for self study success
So assuming studying with Mom is considered a success on this run success is equal to 24 points..
20% more would be 28.8 (round up to get 29 points) still less then the 32 given for successful self study.
However
8 is 1/3 not "100%" of a failed attempt so you might want to check what's going on here and see if it's a problem with the code or something you decided to not correct (whether in wording or math) and maybe more importantly why none of your Alpha or Beta testers, bothered to bring this to your attention.
Why no one noticed this earlier?