Question

A football team loses 8 yards on each of the 4 consecutive plays. Find the total change in yards from where the team started

Answer 1

EXPLANATION

We can get the total change in yards by multiplying the number of plays by the number of lost yards in a play.

The number of losses is negative.

-8 x 4 = -32

Taking the absolute value for both numbers:

|4| = |4|

|-8| = 8

Since -8 has the greater value, the answer is negative.