Question

Solve this problem. In Monday night's football game, the Dallas Cowboys lost 8 yards on one play. They gained 14 yards on the next play. Write an integer to describe the yardage gained or lost on the two plays.

Answer 1

yard gained in the two plays = 6

We told the Dallas Cowboys lost 8 yards in 1 play

In the next play, they gained 14yards

Integers are natural number,zero and the negatives of the natural numbers.

Since the amount, they gained in the second play is higher than the amount lost, it is a yard gain.

`\begin{gathered} yard\text{ gain during both plays = -8 + 14} \\ =\text{ 14-8} \\ =\text{ 6} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, yard gained in the two plays = 6