A football team loses 4.5 yards on its first
play. How many yards does it need to
gain on the next play to have a net
change of 0 yards?

Respuesta :

The next play the football team have to gain 4.5 yards to have a change of 0 yards

What is change?

This refers to the difference from a certain position to another. In this condition the football team lost 4.5 yards . In order to maintain a difference of 0 (zero) the football team should gain equal yards.

solving this mathematically gives:

Given data

football ball team loss = -4.5

change to be maintained = 0

let the next play value be equal to x yards, so we have:

- 4.5 + x = 0

x = 4.5

positive means gains hence the football team have to gain 4.5 yards

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