Question

a football team loses an average of 3 yards per play. how many yards have they lost after 4 plays

Answer 1

The expression would be:
3x
x=number of plays

Insert 4:
3(4)
=12

They would 12 yards after 4 plays if losing 3 yards every play.

Hope this helps!
-Benjamin

Answer 2

3 x4= 12 so they lost 12 yards in total