Question

members of a lacrosse team raised $1672.50 to go to a tournament. they rented a bus for $1068.50 and budgeted $37.75 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 3
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 $1068.50 and the cost of meals per player is $37.75 for $x$ players. So the equation is $37.75x + 1068.50=1672.50$.

Step2: Isolate the term with $x$

Subtract 1068.50 from both sides of the equation:
$37.75x+1068.50 - 1068.50=1672.50 - 1068.50$
$37.75x = 604$

Step3: Solve for $x$

Divide both sides of the equation by 37.75:
$x=\frac{604}{37.75}$
$x = 16$

Answer:

Equation: $37.75x + 1068.50 = 1672.50$