Question

Barry plays fullback on his high school team. Sometimes he looses yardage and sometimes he gains yardage. Determine Barry's total yardage in the game below:

+6,-3,0,15,-1,8,11,-6

Answer 1

30

Explanation:

Simplify from left to right

6-3+15-1+8+11-6

=3+15-1+8+11-6

=18-1+8+11-6

=17+8+11-6

=25+11-6

=36-6

=30