The Tigers, a football team, must gain 10 yards in the next four plays to keep possession of the ball. The Tigers lose 24 yards, gain 4 yards, and lose 10 yards. How many yards do they need to keep possession? 40
20
-20
-8

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of yards gained be positive

Let the number of yards lost be negative

Since the total that must be gained in the next four games is 10, hence the total is +10

If The Tigers lose 24 yards, gain 4 yards, and lose 10 yards in the first three rounds with x being the number of yards in the fourth round, this is expressed as;

-24 + 4 - 10 + x = 10

-20 - 10 + x = 10

-30 + x = -10

x = -10 + 30

x = 20

Hence they need 20 yards in the last round to keep possession

let's cover over the formula of the vertex:

y = a(x – h)^2 + k

in this formula, (h,k) are the vertex, always remember that the positive or negative value of the vertex is based on the sign it has.

for example, if the vertex is -3,-6 then both the x and y value would have the positive sign attached to it and if it were a positive x and y value, then a negative sign would be attached to it.

with that being said, for our problem the x value is a positive one so we are looking for a number with a negative sign next to it, in this case the first and second choice.

however, for the first answer choice it isn't quite part of the formula so we know that the answer choice correctly displays the x value.

to confirm, we can see if the -1 fits correctly with the second answer choice, and as mentioned above a negative number will have a positive sign attached to it. so, for our problem we can see that -1 has been changed to +1, so we can confirm that the second answer choice is correct.

hence, our final answer is y=(x - 1)^2 + 1

i think the answer is d im not sure