Question

Robert is purchasing some equipment for his baseball team. He wants to buy some baseballs, each priced at m dollars. He has already spent b dollars on other equipment.

The following expression represents the total amount Robert will spend after buying x baseballs.



If the amount already spent by Robert on other equipment, b dollars, is doubled, then the value of m will______________________ .

If the cost of each baseball, m dollars, is tripled, then the value of b will_______________ and the value of mx will ________________________.

Answer 1

Part A: (1/2)m

Part B: (1/3rd)b and 3mx

Explanation:

Price of each baseball is=$m

Price of other equipment are=$b collectively

Total amount He spent on purchasing equipment is =(m+b)$

Part A:

in part A the amount on purchasing other equipment than baseball is getting doubled i.e. $2b then value of m will be (1/2)half of the total amount spent on purchasing baseball i.e. (1/2)m

Part B:

in part B the amount spent on purchasing baseball is getting tripled i.e. 3m, then value of b(amount of purchasing other equipment) is (1/3rd) of total amount spent on purchasing other equipment and value of mx will be 3mx