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14 June, 08:04

A football team started at the line of scrimmage. On the first play of the drive, the team lost 4 yards. On the second play of the drive, the team gained 45 yards. Taylor calculated |-4 - 45| = |-49| = 49, and said that the team gained a total of 49 yards on the two plays. Which best describes Taylor's error?

A. Taylor did not find the correct distance between - 4 and 45.

B. Taylor did not make an error. The team gained a total of 49 yards on the two plays.

C. Taylor correctly found the distance between - 4 and 45, but this number represents the team's total loss, not the team's total gain.

D. Taylor correctly found the distance between - 4 and 45, but this number represents the total distance the team moved in both directions, not the team's total gain.

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  1. 14 June, 08:21
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    D. Taylor correctly found the distance between - 4 and 45, but this number represents the total distance the team moved in both directions, not the team's total gain.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The team only ended up gaining the 45 yards on the second play and had gained - 4 on the first play. 45-4≠49, but the total distance between - 4 and 45 is 49.
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