A coach buys a uniform and a basketball for each of the 15 players on the team. Each basketball costs $9.00. The coach spends $4

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Verizon [17]

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A coach buys a uniform and a basketball for each of the 15 players on the team. Each basketball costs $9.00. The coach spends $4

20 for uniforms and basketballs. What is the cost of 1 uniform in dollars?

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Mnenie [13.5K] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-13T19:54:37+03:00

Mnenie [13.5K]3 years ago

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Call u the cost per uniform.

Since each of the 15 players gets one uniform and one basketball, we can make the following equation:

15u + 15(9) = 420

Solve this equation to get u=285/15= $19