What integer describes a loss of 17 yards?

Given:

Loss of 17 yards.

To find:

The integer for given situation.

Solution:

Integers are the complete numbers without a decimal or fractional value. Integers can be positive, negative or zero.

Zero : No change.

Negative integers : Decrease in any value.

Positive integers : Increase in any value.

Loss of 17 yards means decrease in value by 17 yards.

So, required integer for the situation is -17. Here, negative sign is used for  decrease in yards.

Therefore, the required integer is -17.

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents

you can first factor out the n to get n(1+5). we know that 1+5 is 6, so we just have 6n.