A football team has a net yardage of-26 1/3 yards on a series of plays. The team needs a net yardage of 10 yards to get a first down. How many yards do they have to get on their next play to get a first down?

x + (- 26 1/3) = 10

x = 36 1/3 yards

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To find out how many yards the football team needs on their next play to get a first down, we need to determine the difference between their current net yardage and the required net yardage for a first down.

First, let's convert the mixed fraction -26 1/3 into an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number (26) by the denominator (3) and add the numerator (1). Then, place the result over the denominator:

-26 x 3 + 1 = -79
-79/3

Next, add the current net yardage (-79/3 yards) to the required yardage for a first down (10 yards):

-79/3 + 10

To add fractions, we need to have a common denominator. The least common multiple of 3 and 1 is 3. Convert 10 to an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 3:

10 = 10/1 = 30/3

Now we can add the fractions:

-79/3 + 30/3 = -49/3

The football team needs a net yardage of -49/3 yards on their next play to get a first down. Since the yardage is negative, it means they need to gain the yardage in the opposite direction.