document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=610683>Question 610683</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> on three consecutive passes, a footbal team gains 5 yards, loses 17 yards, and gains 21 yards. what number represents the total net yardage </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #384508 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ashipm01><B>ashipm01(26)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ashipm01><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=384508\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each play that the team gains yards can be modeled as a positive value and each play that the team loses yards can be modeled as a negative value. So this problem is simply asking for the summation of the three numbers: 5, -17, and 21.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is then:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which evaluates to the net yardage of 9. </SPAN>\n" );
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