Question

A football team receives a 5-yard penalty on one play and a 10-yard penalty on the next. Write a number sentence to represent this situation.

Answer 1

Answer: Total penalty = -5yd + (-10yd) = -15yd

Explanation:

A number sentence is any type of equation that represents something:

First, the team receives a 5 yd penalty.

-5yd

Then the team receives another penalty, this time of 10 yd, then we can write the total penalty as the sum of the two penalties.

Total penalty = -5yd + (-10yd) = -15yd