Question

The San Francisco 49ers had trouble with penalties during a Monday night game. They lost a total of 35 yards. Two of the penalties were for 10 yards each, and the other three were each for the same number of yards. How many yards were each of the other three penalties?

A. 5 yards each
B. 7 yards each
C. 8 yards each
D. 12 yards each

Answer 1

The other three penalties were each 5 yards.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many yards each of the other three penalties were, we need to subtract the yardage of the two penalties that were for 10 yards each from the total yardage lost (35 yards).

35 - 10 - 10 = 15

So, the remaining three penalties combined for a total of 15 yards lost. To determine the yardage of each penalty, we divide the total by the number of penalties. In this case, the three penalties are equal in yardage.

15 ÷ 3 = 5

Therefore, each of the other three penalties were 5 yards each.