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Understanding Yard Line Calculations

Understanding Yard Line Calculations

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

5th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
7.NS.A.1C, 6.NS.B.3, 6.NS.C.5

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Emma Peterson

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C
,
CCSS.6.NS.B.3
,
CCSS.6.NS.C.5
CCSS.1.NBT.C.5
,
CCSS.7.EE.B.3
,
CCSS.4.MD.A.2
,
The video tutorial explains how to calculate the position of a football on the field after a series of plays. Starting from the 30-yard line, the team loses 10 yards, gains 6 yards, and loses 15 yards. The tutorial demonstrates how to perform these calculations using addition and subtraction, emphasizing that adding a negative is equivalent to subtracting a positive. The final position is verified using a number line, confirming the ball is 11 yards from the goal line.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial position of the ball on the field?

50-yard line

40-yard line

30-yard line

20-yard line

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a loss of yards represented in terms of numbers?

As a decimal

As a fraction

As a negative number

As a positive number

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the equivalent operation of adding a negative number?

Dividing by one

Multiplying by zero

Adding a positive number

Subtracting a positive number

Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.C.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of 30 minus 10?

10

20

40

30

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After gaining 6 yards from the 20-yard line, where is the ball?

28-yard line

30-yard line

26-yard line

24-yard line

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final position of the ball after all calculations?

9-yard line

10-yard line

11-yard line

12-yard line

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of using a number line in this context?

To change the result

To verify the calculated result

To confuse the students

To add complexity

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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