Football multi-step word problems: Jets vs. Chiefs

New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs, November 8, 2026

1. The Jets completed 18 of 32 passes. If they did exactly that in every game of a 17-game season, how many would they make in all?

   306

   18 × 17 = 306

2. The Chiefs completed 23 of 31 passes. If they did exactly that in every game of a 17-game season, how many would they make in all?

   391

   23 × 17 = 391

3. The Jets have won 2 games. The season is 17 games. If they keep winning the same fraction of games, about how many wins will they finish with? Round to the nearest whole number.

   4 wins

   2 × 17 = 34 → 2 + 7 = 9 → 34 ÷ 9 = 4 (rounded)

4. The Chiefs have won 6 games. The season is 17 games. If they keep winning the same fraction of games, about how many wins will they finish with? Round to the nearest whole number.

   13 wins

   6 × 17 = 102 → 6 + 2 = 8 → 102 ÷ 8 = 13 (rounded)

5. The Chiefs scored 3, then 24, then 35 points. What is the percent change from the first of these games to the last? Round to the tenth (negative for a decrease).

   1,066.7 %

   35 − 3 = 32 → 32 ÷ 3 × 100 = 1,066.7%

6. What is their mean score over those three games, and how far above or below that mean was the latest game? Give the latest score minus the mean, to the tenth.

   14.3 points

   (35 + 24 + 3) ÷ 3 = 20.7 → 35 − 20.7 = 14.3

7. The Chiefs had 27 first downs and the Jets had 15. What percent of all first downs in the game did the Chiefs have? Round to the tenth.

   64.3 %

   27 + 15 = 42 → 27 ÷ 42 × 100 = 64.3%