The quarterback lost 15 yards on one play. Write an integer to represent the number of yards lost.

Answer 1

15 is an integer that represents the yards lost

-15 is an integer that reflects ball's progress toward the goal during the play, if forward progress is considered to be positive. The question was poorly worded.

For example, if the ball was on the 20 yard line of the opponent, then when the quarterback lost 15 yards, the ball ended up on the 35 yard line.

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