I'm confused, please help. If a quarterback had 112 positive yards and 61 negative yards what was his total yardage, should I add both together?

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No. You need to subtract.

112 - 61 = ?
yes. so...

112 + (-61) = 51 yd
whoops, i see what Ms. Sue did there. rlly subtraction is just adding negatives and addition is rlly subracting negatives. all relative...