Question

During a football game, a team lost 12 yards on the first play and then gained 5 yards on each of the next 3 plays. Which method finds the total yards at the end of the first four plays?

add –12 to 3 times 5
add 12 to 3 times 5
add –12, 5, and 3
add 12, 5, and 3

Answer 1

first option

Explanation:

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Answer 2

the first one because the -12 represents the lost yardage and 3x5 is the gained yardage so you’d add those two together to get the present yardage of the team