Answer:
The position of the team now is 3 yards from their starting position
Step-by-step explanation:
- Lets explain how to solve the problem
- There is some words we can translate them in mathematics to (+)
sign and (-) sign as gain and loss
- Gain means add the value and loss means subtract the value
* Lets solve the problem
- There are 5 straight plays for a football team
- The football team gained 8 yards , then lost 4 yard , then gained
7 yards , then gained 3 yards and finally lost 11 yards
- We need to know the position of the football team now compared
to their starting position
- Assume that they started at 0 position and when they gained
yards we add them and when they lost yards we subtract them
∵ They gained 8 yards
∴ 0 + 8 = 8
∵ They lost 4 yards
∴ 8 - 4 = 4
∵ They gained 7 yards
∴ 4 + 7 = 11
∵ They gained 3 yards
∴ 11 + 3 = 14
∵ They lost 11 yards
∴ 14 - 11 = 3
* The position of the team now is 3 yards from their starting position
