38.7k views
5 votes
A football team gains 18 yards in one play and then loses 12 yards in the next. What is the team's total yardage?

User Bolivar
by
8.1k points

2 Answers

2 votes
The teams total yardage is 6 yards
User Laura Maftei
by
8.2k points
3 votes

Answer: 6 yards.

Explanation:

Given : The gain in play to the football team = 18 yards

By using integers , it can be written as +18.

The loss in the next play = 12 yards

By using integers , it can be written as -12

Then, the team's total yardage is given by :-


\text{Total yardage}=18\text{ yards}-12\text{ yards}\\\\\Rightarrow\ \text{Total yardage}=6 \text{ yards}

Hence, the team;s total yardage = 6 yards.

User NOSAE
by
7.7k points