Question

A football team loses a total of 12 yards in 4 plays. On average, how many yards did the team move per play?

Answer 1

1) Gathering the data

football team loses

12 yds in 4 plays

2) Since the question asks us how many yards the team moves let's use the formula for average to figure it out:

$\begin{gathered} x=\frac{12}{4} \\ x=3 \end{gathered}$

On average, the team has moved about 3 yards per play.