In football, negative numbers represent yards lost on a play, and positive numbers represent yards gained on a play. Which shows the plays in order from greatest number of yards gained to the least number of yards gained?
Play | Yards
1 | -5
2 | 12 1/2
3 | -8 1/2
4 | - 8.25
a. 1,2,3,4
b. 2,1,3,4
c. 2,1,4,3
d. 2,3,4,1
well, geez, did you think of plotting the numbers on the number line? Consider the increasing numbers
-10, -6.3, -5 1/2, 0, 3, 4/1, 4 3/4, ...
Big negative numbers are less than small negative numbers, and ALL negatives are less than any positives.
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To determine the order of the plays from the greatest number of yards gained to the least number of yards gained, we need to compare the positive numbers for each play. The play with the greatest positive number of yards gained will go first, followed by the play with the second-greatest positive number, and so on.
Let's analyze the plays:
Play 1: -5 yards
Play 2: 12 1/2 yards
Play 3: -8 1/2 yards
Play 4: -8.25 yards
From the positive yards gained, we can see that:
Play 1: No yards gained (negative)
Play 2: 12 1/2 positive yards
Play 3: No yards gained (negative)
Play 4: No yards gained (negative)
The play with the greatest number of yards gained is Play 2 (12 1/2 yards). The play with the second-greatest number of yards gained is Play 1 (no yards gained but still greater than Plays 3 and 4), followed by Play 4 (no yards gained), and finally Play 3 (no yards gained).
Therefore, the correct order of plays from greatest number of yards gained to least number of yards gained is:
b. 2,1,3,4