Question

A fundraiser was held to split the profits between the 9 baseball players. How much money was raised if each player earned $326? Construct a division equation to represent the situation. Make sure to identify and label your variable. Solve for the variable and describe your answer. Show your work and prove your solution to be correct.

Answer 1

Part 1

The number of baseball players that are to split the profits = 9 baseball payers

The amount of money each player earned = $326

Let x represent the total amount of money raised, and given that each baseball player received equal amount of the profits we have the following division equation;

`The \ division \ equation \ is , (x)/(9) = \$ \, 326`

Part 2

Solving for the variable, gives;

x = 9 × $ 326 = $2,934

The amount of profits from the fundraiser, x = $2,934

Part 3

The amount, A, each of the 9 players will earn from the profit of $2,934 raised in the fund raiser is given as follows;

A = $2,934/9 = $326

∴ The amount each of the 9 players will earn, A = $326, therefore the answer corresponds to the value in the question and is therefore, correct

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