A football team loses a total of 12 yards in 4 plays. On average, how many yards did the team move per play?

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asked Jan 13, 2023 139k views

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Nazkter · Answer 1 · 2023-01-18T02:29:09+0000

1) Gathering the data

football team loses

12 yds in 4 plays

2) Since the question asks us how many yards the team moves let's use the formula for average to figure it out:

$\begin{gathered} x=(12)/(4) \\ x=3 \end{gathered}$

On average, the team has moved about 3 yards per play.