Question

After first down, the Chargers had the ball on their 25-yard line. On the next three downs, they lost 6 yards, gained 10 yards, and lost 8 yards. What was the yard line at the end of the fourth down?

Answer 1

In order to calculate the yard line at the end of the fourth down we would have to make the following calculations:

On the next three downs they lost 6 yards, so if they lost we would have to substract from 25 yard the 6 yards, so first substract 25-6=19

They gained 10 yards, so 19 +10=29

Finally they lost 8 yards, so 29-8=21

Therefore, the yard line at the end of the fourth down was 21