Football
In football, you often hear talk of distances-- how many yards a kick, pass, or run was. But how can we figure out these distances on our own?
It's easy. A football field is 100 yards long, and is marked every 10 yards by a line. The 50-yard line is in the center, and it divides one team's side from the other. To calculate distance across the field, you simply calculate the distance on both sides of the 50-yard line. For example, if the football was kicked from the Hawks' 25-yard line to the Zephyrs' 40-yard line, how long was the kick?
ZephyrsFirst you find the distance from the Hawks' 25-yard line to 50-yard line:
50 - 25 = 25
Then you find the
distance from the 50-yard line to the Zephyrs' 40-yard line:
50 - 40 = 10
Then you add these
two distances to find the total distance:
25 + 10 = 35 yards
Based on the example above, you should be able to answer the following question:
How many yards does the football travel if you pass it from your 36-yard line to your opponent's 36-yard line?