A football team loses 3 yards, gains 12 yards, gains 10 yards, and then loses 15 yards. Did the team

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    A football team loses 3 yards, gains 12 yards, gains 10 yards, and then loses 15 yards. Did the team gain yards or lose yards overall? How many yards

    We have:
    Gains - Losses
    -3 + 12 + 10 - 15
    (12 + 10) - (3 + 15)
    22 - 18
    4 yard gain
     
    math_celebrity, Mar 24, 2020
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