Question

The local tennis club needed new tennis balls. To pay for all the new balls, each person in the club donated $12.45. The bill for the new balls came to a total of $510. The club had $50.25 left over and decided to put it towards their end of year Christmas party. How many people are members at the tennis club?

Answer 1

45 people are members at the tennis club

Explanation:

Let the number of people in the tennis club be denoted as "x".

Since each of them donated $12.45, then total donated = 12.45x

Since they had $50.25 left over after paying the cost of $510 for the ball, then;

12.45x - 510 = 50.25

12.45x = 510 + 50.25

12.45x = 560.25

x = 560.25/12.45

x = 45