Measuring and constructing segments

Question

During a football game, a quarterback standing at the 9-yard line passes the ball to a receiver at the 24-yard line. The receiver then runs with the ball halfway to the 50-yard line. How many total yards (passing plus running) did the team gain on the play?

Answer 1

The pass is 9yds to 24yds, or 15yds.

The run is from 24yds to halfway between there and 50 yds. (50 - 24)/2 = 13 yds.