SOLUTION: On three consecutive passes a football team gains 10 yds., loses 32 yrds., and gains 36 yds. What is the total net yardage?
I'm not very good at these word problems can someone pl
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I'm not very good at these word problems can someone pl
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Question 249784: On three consecutive passes a football team gains 10 yds., loses 32 yrds., and gains 36 yds. What is the total net yardage?
I'm not very good at these word problems can someone please help me? Thank you Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source):
A gain is a positive number, a loss is a negative number
gains 10 yds. means (+10)
loses 32 yds. means (-32)
gains 36 yds. means (+36)
(+10) + (-32) + (+36)
Add the positive ten and the negative thirty-two and get negative twenty-two.
Then add that negative twenty-two to the positive thirty-six and get positive fourteen.
(+10) + (-32) + (+36) = +14
Edwin
