Question

By the end of the first quarter of a football game, Al had gained 62 yards and had lost 21 yards. Al Lost an additional 15 yards and gained 18 yards in the second quarter. Replacing represents his total yardage for the first half of the game

Answer 1

Answer:

Y = Q + 44

Step-by-step explanation:

We can easily write an equation for this scenario by making a variable for the unknown number of yards at the start of the first quarter (which would be represented by the letter Q) and then adding or subtracting the gained/lost yards in the second quarter. This would give us the total yardage for the first half of the game which will be represented by the variable Y.

Y = Q + 62 - 21 - 15 + 18 ... we can simplify this by adding and subtracting the given values

Y = Q + 44