Question

SCCA is getting a baseball team. They purchased equipment and uniforms for a total cost of $842. The equipment cost $506 and the uniforms were $28 each. How many uniforms did the school purchase? Use n to represent the number of uniforms purchased. Use the equation 506 + 28n= 842

Answer 1

To solve for n, first we need to isolate the variable (n) on one side of the equation by moving the constant (506) to the other side:

506 + 28n = 842
28n = 842 - 506
28n = 336

Then, we can solve for n by dividing both sides by 28:

n = 336/28

n = 12

So the school purchased 12 uniforms.