Question

Members of a baseball team raised $1592.50 to go to a tournament. They rented a bus for $844.50 and budgeted $68 per player for meals. Determine the number of players the team can bring to the tournament.

Answer 1

Answer: Assume p to be the number of players, then, the equation which describes this problem is,

844.50+ 68 p = 1592.50844.50+68p=1592.50

68 p = 74868p=748

p = 11p=11.

The number of players, the team can bring to the tournament are 11.

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Answer 2

Answer: They can bring 11 players to the tournament.

Step-by-step explanation:

$1592.50 - $844.50= $748

Divide $748 by $68, then you will get 11. And 11 will be the answer.