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You watch a football game. The team you cheer for loses 5 yards on three plays in a row. Which expression shows the total loss in yards? A.-5 x 3 B.-3 x -5 C.3 X 5 D.5 + 3

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A. -5 x 3. This is because a negative times a positive equals a negative, aka the LOSS of 15 yards. 

Answer:

[tex]-5\times 3[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that The team you cheer for loses 5 yards on three plays in a row.

Since we are given the lose of 5 yards

So, lose will be denoted by negative sign

Now we are also given that  The team you cheer for loses 5 yards on three plays in a row.

For 1st play he loses 5 yards = -5

For 2nd play he losses 5 yards =-5

For 3rd play he losses 5 yards =-5

So, total loss = [tex]-5-5-5[/tex]

Taking - 5 common

[tex]-5(1+1+1)[/tex]

[tex]-5\times 3[/tex]

So,The expression shows the total loss in yards is [tex]-5\times 3[/tex]

Hence Option A is correct.

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