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A team gained 5 yards on their first play of the game. Then they lost 6 yards.find the total change in yardage.
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A team gained 5 yards on their first play of the game. Then they lost 6 yards.find the total change in yardage.

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They got 5 yards so
0+5=5
but then they lost 6 yards so
5-6= -1
as the numbers are negative, that means that they lost one yard
User Mpiatek
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+5 -6 = -1.
They lost 1 yard
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