Question

A running back carries the ball four times. Find this total yardage for the four plays if the yardages were - 1. - 4. 12, and 7 yards yards The total yardage for the four plays is (Simplify your answer.) Enter your answer in the answer box e @ a earch oble 1 aar

Answer 1

The total yardage for the four plays is 14

Explanation:

To find the total yardage of the running back, we must add the number of yardage he got in each play. In football, if a player loses yards, he simply is credited with negative yards.

His first carry went for -1 yard. So his total is -1 yard.

In his second carry, he lost 4 yards. So his total is now -1 - 4 = -5 yards

In his third carry, he got 12 yards. So his total is now -5 + 12 = 7 yards

In his fourth carry, he got 7 yards. So his total is 7 + 7 = 14 yards.