A football team gained 9 yards on one play and then lost 22 yards on the next. Write a sum of integers to find the overall chang

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Taya2010 [7]

3 years ago

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A football team gained 9 yards on one play and then lost 22 yards on the next. Write a sum of integers to find the overall chang

e in field position?

Mathematics

2 answers:

BartSMP [9] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-13T12:03:02+03:00

BartSMP [9]3 years ago

7 0

Gained 9 yards, then lost 22:

9-22=c
-13=c

Therefore, the football team lost 13 yards in overall change in field position. Meaning, the team didn't gain any yards, they lost 13.

Marysya12 [62] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-13T13:41:38+03:00

Marysya12 [62]3 years ago

6 0

Gain = +
lost = -
+9+(-22) = 9-22 = -13 yards