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Your softball team is ordering equipment from a catalog. Each bat costs $42. The cost of shipping is $12 no matter how much you order. The total cost is $348. How many bats did …

Your softball team is ordering equipment from a catalog. Each bat costs $42. The cost of shipping is $12 no matter how much you order. The total cost is $348. How many bats did …
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your softball team is ordering equipment from a catalog. Each bat costs $42. The cost of shipping is $12 no matter how much you order. The total cost is $348. How many bats did your team order?

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Hi there,

Let the number of bats be x.

42x + 12 = 348
4x = 336 | Take away 12 from both sides
x = 84 | Divide by 4 on both sides

Answer: The team ordered 84 bats.

Hope this helps,
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