A football team gained 23 yds on one play. However, the ball was brought back to the line of scrimmage and then the team was given a 15 yd penalty. How far was the ball from where it would have been had no penalty been assessed?
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2007-08-02 11:41:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The line of scrimmage is where they started.
So where they would have been would have been the scrimmage line plus 23.
The 15 yard penalty sent them 15 yards behind where they started, or the scrimmage line minus 15.
let s = scrimmage line.
with penalty s -15
no penalty s + 23
subtracting the two:
(s+23) - (s -15)
s + 23 - s + 15 (multiply out the negative sign)
38 yards.
2007-08-02 11:48:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
38 yards from where the new line srimmage would have been w/out penalties
INITIAL L.O.S. = START OR 0
GAIN 23 YARDS, Penalties but you back to -23 yards to LOS and the assessed 15 yd penalty set you bck -15 yards
sp thew ball is -38 yards or 38 yards from where it would have been w/out penalties
2007-08-02 11:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by dugal45 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
23 + 15 = 38 yards back if no penalty had been assessed.
2007-08-02 11:44:57 · answer #3 · answered by Falon23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋