Question

question
members of a lacrosse team raised $1455.50 to go to a tournament. they rented a bus for $996.50 and budgeted $25.50 per player for meals. which equation or tape diagram could be used to represent the context if p represents the number of players the team can bring to the tournament?
a
996.5p + 25.5 = 1455.5
b
tape - diagram with 1455.5, 25.5p, 996.5
c
tape - diagram with 1455.5, 996.5p, 25.5
d
p=\frac{996.5 - 1455.5}{25.5}
answer
a
b
c
d

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the cost - structure

The total money raised is $1455.50$. The cost of renting a bus is $996.50$ and the cost per player for meals is $25.50$ with $p$ players. The total cost is the sum of the bus - rental cost and the meal cost for $p$ players.
The meal cost for $p$ players is $25.5p$. The bus - rental cost is $996.50$. So the equation representing the situation is $25.5p+996.5 = 1455.5$.
In a tape - diagram, the total length represents the total money raised ($1455.5$). One part of the tape represents the bus - rental cost ($996.5$) and the other part is made up of $p$ segments of length $25.5$ each (representing the meal cost for $p$ players).

Answer:

B