Question

10 Points!

Marco’s football team gained 13 yards on their first play, but lost 7 yards on the second. How many yards did they gain between the two plays?

Answer 1

6 yards. Marco and his football to got 6 yards.

Answer 2

6 yards were gained between the two plays.

Explanation:

13 minus 7 is 6.

Losing a value is decreasing, so you would use a negative sign.

Subtract the partial value lost from the total.

You get 6.