In 2007, Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew averaged 4.6 yards per carry on 167 carries. He also averaged 10.2 yards per catch on 40 catches. How do you estimate the total yards gained by Jones-Drew in 2007?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-14T13:01:20

Roughly 1180 yeards

Total yards will equal the Total Running Yards plus Total Receiving Yards.

The Total Running Yards can be found by taking his average per carry times the number of carries:

#4.6 "yrd"/cancel"carry" xx 167 cancel"carry" = 768.2# yards

The Total Receiving Yards can be found the same way:

#10.2 "yrd"/cancel"catch" xx 40 cancel"catch"=408# yards

#768.2+408=1176.2~=1176~=1180# yards (depending on how rough an estimate you want)