Question

In football, the team that has the ball has four chances to gain at least ten yards. If they don't gain at least ten yards, the other team gets the ball. Positive numbers represent a gain and negative numbers represent a loss. Select all of the sequences of four plays that result in the team getting to keep the ball. A: 8, -3, 4, 21 B: 30, -7, -8, -12 C: 2, 16, -5, -3 D: 5, -2, 20, -1 E: 20, -3, -13, 2

Answer 1

first, you have to solve all the answers to see if they equal at least 10 OR MORE.
A) 8 - 3 + 4 + 21 = 30, so YES, that is more than ten yards.
B) 30 - 7 - 8 - 12 = 3, so NO, 3 points is not enough.
C) 2 + 16 - 5 -3 = 10, so YES, they scored just enough points.
D) 5 - 2 + 20 - 1 = 22, so YES, that is at least 10.
E) 20 - 3 - 13 + 2 = 6, so NO, not enough points.

THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE A), C), AND D)

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