On three consecutive passes, a football team gains 5 yards, loses 31 yards, and gains 29 yards.
What number represents the total net yards?
5 - 31 + 29 = ?
To find the total net yards, you need to sum up the gains and losses of yards. In this case, the team gained 5 yards, lost 31 yards, and gained 29 yards.
To calculate the net yards, you can express the gain as positive yards and the loss as negative yards.
Starting with the gain of 5 yards:
5 yards + (-31) yards + 29 yards = ?
Adding 5 yards and 29 yards:
5 + 29 = 34 yards
Now, subtracting 31 yards:
34 - 31 = 3 yards
So, the total net yards gained by the team is 3 yards.