SOLUTION: At Danny's football game on Saturday night he made one catch for x yards. He also gained y number of yards by running the ball z number of times. Write the expression that would

Algebra ->  Expressions-with-variables -> SOLUTION: At Danny's football game on Saturday night he made one catch for x yards. He also gained y number of yards by running the ball z number of times. Write the expression that would      Log On


   



Question 982158: At Danny's football game on Saturday night he made one catch for x yards. He also gained y number of yards by running the ball z number of times.
Write the expression that would represent the average number of yards Danny gained each time he had the ball.
Thanks you sooooo much for your help!

Found 2 solutions by JoelSchwartz, macston:
Answer by JoelSchwartz(130) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x=number of yards he made on the catch.
y=total number of yards running the ball
z=number of times he ran the ball.
(x+y)/(z+1)=average number of yards per play

Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
total yards=x+y
total possessions=z+1
.
Average=%28x%2By%29%2F%28z%2B1%29