Question

members of a softball team raised $1353 to go to a tournament. they rented a bus for $943.50 and budgeted $31.50 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 cost is the sum of the bus - rental cost and the meal cost for \(x\) players. The bus rental is \(943.50\) dollars and the meal cost for \(x\) players is \(31.50x\) dollars. The total amount of money raised is \(1353\) dollars. So the equation is \(31.5x + 943.5=1353\).

Step2: Solve for \(x\)

Subtract \(943.5\) from both sides of the equation:
\(31.5x+943.5 - 943.5=1353 - 943.5\)
\(31.5x=409.5\)
Divide both sides by \(31.5\):
\(x=\frac{409.5}{31.5}\)
\(x = 13\)

Answer:

Equation: \(31.5x + 943.5 = 1353\)