Question

A football team lost 3 yards on the first play in 6 yards on their second play. How many total yards did they lose?

Answer 1

it is 9

Explanation:

6 plus 3 is 9

I had this for homework so I know

Answer 2

Answer:-11

Explanation:

use -6 to represent losing 6 yards

use -5 to represent losing 5 yards

add these together

(-6) + (-5) = -11

when adding two negative values, make sure your sum is negative