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 xx, the number of players the team can bring to the tournament.

Answer 1

Let x = number of players. The money equation is
1672.50 = 1068.50 + 37.75x.

Subtract 1068.50: 37.75x = 604.
Divide by 37.75: x = 604 / 37.75 = 16.

They can bring 16 players.