Question

Members of a baseball team raised $1187.25 to go to a tournament. They rented a bus for $783.50 and budgeted $21.25 per player for meals. Which tape diagram could be used to represent the context if xx represents the number of players the team can bring to the tournament?

Answer 1

Use one long tape for the total $1,187.25, split into a fixed section for the bus and x equal sections for the players' meals:

[ $783.50 ] [ $21.25 ][ $21.25 ] … (x pieces)

This represents the equation 783.50 + 21.25x = 1187.25. Solving gives x = (1187.25 − 783.50)/21.25 = 403.75/21.25 = 19 players.