Question

members of a lacrosse team raised $1581.75 to go to a tournament. they rented a bus for $968.50 and budgeted $55.75 per player for meals. write and solve an equation which can be used to determine p, the number of players the team can bring to the tournament.
answer attempt 1 out of 3
equation:
answer: p = 11

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the equation

The total money raised is used for bus - rent and player - meals. The cost of the bus is $968.50$ and the cost of meals for $p$ players at $55.75$ per player is $55.75p$. So the equation is $55.75p + 968.50=1581.75$.

Step2: Isolate the term with $p$

Subtract $968.50$ from both sides of the equation:
$55.75p+968.50 - 968.50=1581.75 - 968.50$
$55.75p = 613.25$

Step3: Solve for $p$

Divide both sides of the equation by $55.75$:
$p=\frac{613.25}{55.75}=11$

Answer:

Equation: $55.75p + 968.50 = 1581.75$