The football team is on the
30-yd line and has 4 plays to make a rst down. To make a rst down, the team must advance the ball 10 yd. On the rst play, they lost 4 yd. On the second play, they gained 8 yd. On the third play, they lost 2 yd. How many more yards do the players need to gain to make the rst down?
10 - 4 + 8 - 2 = ?
To find out how many more yards the football team needs to gain to make a first down, we first need to determine their current position on the field after three plays.
Starting from the 30-yard line, on the first play, they lost 4 yards, which means they move backwards from the 30-yard line to the 26-yard line.
On the second play, they gained 8 yards. So, from the 26-yard line, they move forward to the 34-yard line.
On the third play, they lost 2 yards. So, from the 34-yard line, they move backwards to the 32-yard line.
Therefore, after three plays, the football team is currently on the 32-yard line.
To calculate how many more yards they need to gain to make a first down, we subtract their current position (32 yards) from the required distance to make a first down (10 yards).
10 yards - 32 yards = -22 yards.
Since the result is negative (-22), it means the team needs to gain 22 more yards to make a first down.