Question

members of a softball team raised $1186.50 to go to a tournament. they rented a bus for $842.50 and budgeted $21.50 per player for meals. write and solve an equation which can be used to determine $x$, the number of players the team can bring to the tournament.
answer attempt 1 out of 2
equation:
answer: $x=$

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the equation

The total money raised is used for bus - rental and player - meals. The cost of the bus is $842.50 and the cost per player for meals is $21.50. If the number of players is $x$, then the total cost of meals is $21.5x$. The equation is $21.5x + 842.50=1186.50$.

Step2: Isolate the term with $x$

Subtract 842.50 from both sides of the equation:
$21.5x+842.50 - 842.50=1186.50 - 842.50$
$21.5x = 344$

Step3: Solve for $x$

Divide both sides of the equation by 21.5:
$x=\frac{344}{21.5}$
$x = 16$

Answer:

Equation: $21.5x + 842.50=1186.50$