SOLUTION: A football team gains 8 yards on one play and then loses 13 yards on the next play. What is the football teams total yardage?

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Question 950178: A football team gains 8 yards on one play and then loses 13 yards on the next play. What is the football teams total yardage?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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+8 - 13 = -5

Total yardage is -5 yards. So overall, they lost 5 yards.