Question

In a football game, one team makes 5 plays. The result of those plays are: gain of 7 yards, gain of 2 yards, loss of 5 yards, loss of 23 yards, gain of 16 yards. What is the overall gain or loss of all 5 plays?

Answer 1

Answer: Loss of 3 yards

Explanation:

The overall gain or loss of all 5 plays will be gotten by adding all the results of the plays given and this will be:

= 7 + 2 - 5 - 23 + 16

Collect like terms

= 7+2+16-5-23

= 25 - 28

= -3

The overall loss of all 5 plays will be -3 yards or loss of 3 yards