Question

A football team starts on the 10 yard line moving toward the 50 yard line so they can score on the other side of the field. In three plays they gain 14 yards, lose 12 yards, and gain 4 more yards. What yard line do they start their fourth play?

Answer 1

16 yards.

Explanation:

They start at 10 yards. They are moving towards the 50 yard line, so gaining yards will add to the 10 yards instead of subtract from the 10 yards.

In the first play, they gain 14 yards. 10 + 14 = 24 yards.

In the second play, they lose 12 yards. 24 - 12 = 12 yards.

In the third play, they gain 4 yards. 12 + 4 = 16 yards, which is where they start their fourth play.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

16 yard line

Explanation:

The football team is starting on the 10 yard line. In the first play, they move up to the 24 yard line. Then in the second play, they go back to the 12 yard line since they lost 12 yards. Then in the third play, they gain 4 yards so you add 4 to 12. They end up at the 16 yard line after the third play. This means that they're going to start their fourth play at the 16 yard line.