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Austin is watching a football game. His team loses 9 yards and then gains 5 yards. He doesn’t watch the next play, but afterwards he sees that his team now has a total loss of 1 yard. How many yards did the team gain or lose on the play Austin missed? Show your work.

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-9+5+x=-1
-4+x=-1
x=-1+4
x=3
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