This might be a trick question. I did the problem and got the exact same answer. I got 31 x + 0.5. If there's anything they did wrong maybe its because they didn't put a zero before 5 so 5 could become a decimal?
Answer:
X=5
Step-by-step explanation:
, then divide both sides by 18 which gives you 5.666667 but you cant buy half a ball they can only afford 5 balls with $12 left over.
1/16
(1/4) (1/4)