A football team loses 27 yards total during its first 3 plays. On average, what is the yards per pl

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A football team loses 27 yards total during its first 3 plays. On average, what is the yards per play for these 3 plays?

A loss of yards means negative yardage.

Average Yards per play = Total Yards / Total plays
Average Yards per play = -27/3
Average Yards per play = -9 or 9 yard loss