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A coach is purchasing some baseballs and a baseball bat. The baseballs cost $7.50 each. The bat costs $26. The coach has $84. What is the greatest number of baseballs the coach can purchase?

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Answer:

7 baseballs

Explanations:

Cost of a bat = $26

Cost of each base ball = $7.50

Let the number of baseballs that can be bought be x

Cost of x baseballs = 7.50x

The amount of money that the coach has = $84

Since he cannot spend more than the amount of money that he has:

Cost of the bat + Cost of x baseballs ≤ Amount of money that he has

26 + 7.50x ≤ 84

7.50x ≤ 84 - 26

7.50x ≤ 58

x ≤ 58/7.50

x ≤ 7.7

This means that the greatest number of baseballs that the coach can purchase is 7

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