Question

Members of a soccer team raised $1719 to go to a tournament. They rented a bus for $1051.50 and budgeted $44.50 per player for meals. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine xx, the number of players the team can bring to the tournament.

Answer 1

1719-1051.50 +667.50

667.50/44.50 =15

Explanation:

The first equation is to find out how much money they have after buying the bus. The second equation is to find out how many people can come on the trip. So the amount of people that can come on the trip is 15 persons