Question

Football team gained 4 yard on a play ,lost 8 yards on the next play then gained 2 yards on the third play write an addition expression to describe the total yardage the determine the sum and explain its meaning

Answer 1

lost means subtract, gained means add

gained 4 lost 8 gained 2

+4 -8 +2

4 - 8 + 2 = -4 + 2 = -2 (overall, they lost 2 yards)