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?

**write an equation and solve.
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1 answer

They only have four plays to get the ten yards for a first down. Are the -23 1/3 yards part of this same series of downs?

If so, they need the 10 yards plus the 26 1/3 lost. You determine the equation.