Question

A football team had 4 big mistakes in a game. Because of these mistakes, the team lost a total of 60 yards. On average, how much did the team's yardage change per mistake?

Answer 1

-15 yardage per mistake

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 15 yards per mistake.

Explanation:

Given : A football team had 4 big mistakes in a game.

i.e. the number of big mistakes done by the football team = 4

The total lost of yards because of the big mistakes done by football team = 60 yards

Now, the portion of team's yardage change per mistake is given by :-

`\frac{\text{Total lost of yards}}{\text{Number of big mistakes}}\\\\=(60)/(4)=15\text{ yards}`

Hence, the team's yardage changes by 15 yards per mistake.