Question

Quarterback Brett Favrepassed for 71,838 yards between the years 1991 and 2011. His all time high was 4,413 passing yards in one year. In his second year, he threw 4,212 passing yards.

1. About how many passing yards did he throw in the remaining years? Estimate by rounding each value to the nearest thousand and then compute.

2. Exactly how many passing yards did he throw in the remaining years?

3. Assess the reasonableness of your answer in (b). Use your Estimate from (a) to explain.

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. To estimate the number of passing yards Brett Favre threw in the remaining years, we can subtract his two highest single-season passing yard totals from his total career passing yards.

His all-time high in a single year was 4,413 passing yards, and in his second year, he threw 4,212 passing yards.

Subtracting these two values from his total career passing yards, we get:

71,838 - 4,413 - 4,212 = 63,213 passing yards

Therefore, an estimate of the number of passing yards he threw in the remaining years is approximately 63,000 yards.

2. To exactly calculate the number of passing yards he threw in the remaining years, we need the exact values for each year. The information provided does not give us this data, so we cannot calculate the exact number.

3. Since we don't have the exact values for the passing yards in each year, we can't assess the reasonableness of the answer in part (b). However, based on the estimate of approximately 63,000 passing yards, it seems reasonable given his career total of 71,838 yards. The estimate accounts for the two highest single-season totals, so it is plausible that the remaining years would contribute around 63,000 yards.

Keep in mind that this is an estimate, and the actual number could be higher or lower depending on the exact values of passing yards in the remaining years.