Question

Members of a soccer team raised $2158 to go to a tournament. They rented a bus for $1130.50 and budgeted $68.50 per player for meals. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine xx, the number of players the team can bring to the tournament.

Answer 1

Answer: 15

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x =  the number of players the team can bring to the tournament.

Given: Soccer team raised $2158 for tournament.

Bus rent = $1130.50  and budget per player for meals = $68.50

Total cost of tournament = Bus rent + (budget per player for meals) ( number of players the team)

$2158=1130.50+68.50x\\\\\Rightarrow\ 68.50x=2158-1130.50\\\\\Rightarrow\ 68.50x=1027.5\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{1027.5}{68.5}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=15$

Hence, the number of players the team can bring to the tournament = 15