Question

Members of a baseball team raised $1781.25 to go to a tournament. They rented a bus for $1063.50 and budgeted $65.25 per player for meals. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine x x, the number of players the team can bring to the tournament.

Answer 1

Answer:x=11

65.25x + 1063.50= 1781.25

To solve this equation, subtract the rental cost of the bus to get $717.75.

Now the equation should be 65.25x= 717.75

Divide both sides by 65.25, and you should get that x = 11. That’s your finally answer!

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