SOLUTION: On three successive plays, a football team lost 15 yards, gained 13 yards, and then lost 4 yards. What was the team's total gain or loss for the three plays?
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Question 948420: On three successive plays, a football team lost 15 yards, gained 13 yards, and then lost 4 yards. What was the team's total gain or loss for the three plays?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-15 yds+13 yds-4 yds= -6 yds
The team had a net loss of 6 yards.
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