Question

Choose a number line to model the following situation:

After a gain of 25 yards, the football team lost 25 yards on the next play.

The answers are bellow

Answer 1

It is the first one because if u gain an amount and lose that same amount you don't gain anything.
25-25=0

Answer 2

First number line.

Explanation:

Given : After a gain of 25 yards, the football team lost 25 yards on the next play.

To find : Choose a number line to model the following situation:

Solution : We have given

gain of 25 yards, the football team lost 25 yards on the next play.

We use positive value for gain = + 25.

We use positive value for lost = - 25.

In the number line First we go to 0 to 25 to right and then come back 25 to 0 to left then , we will reach again at 0.

+25 - 25 = 0.

First number line represent the situation .

Therefore, First number line.