SOLUTION: On three consecutive passes, a football team gains 6 yards, looses 10 yards, and gains 10 yards. What number represents the total net yardage?

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Question 152116: On three consecutive passes, a football team gains 6 yards, looses 10 yards, and gains 10 yards. What number represents the total net yardage?
Answer by orca(409) About Me  (Show Source):
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Gains 6 yards can be written as +6.
Looses 10 yards is -10.
Gains 10 yards is +10.
The net gain is (+6) + (-10) + (+10) = 6 -10 + 10 = 6