Question

A football team gains 8 yards in one play, then loses 5 yards in the next. What is the team's total yardage for the two plays?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

If a Team starts from the goal line and gains `8` yards they are on the `8` yard line:

If the Team then loses `5` yards they are on the:

`+8"yds" - 5"yds" = +3"yds"`