Before school began Mrs.weeks bought a total of 86 balls.Use the information below to help you write a numerical expression for the number of each type of ball.Then record the total number of each type of ball.

Question

Footballs - there are 8 footballs
Basketballs - two more than the twice the number of footballs are basketballs
Baseball’s- four less than 5 times the number of footballs are baseballs
Softballs - Six more than half of the baseballs are softballs.

Answer 1

Numerical expressions:
Football = 8
Basketball = 2 + 2(8) or 2 + 16 = 18
Baseball = 5(8) - 4 or 40 - 4 = 36
Softball = 6 + 1/2(36) or 6 + 18 = 24

Total number of each type of ball:
Football = 8
Basketball = 18
Baseball = 36
Softball = 24

Therefore, Mrs. Weeks bought 8 footballs, 18 basketballs, 36 baseballs, and 24 softballs for a total of 86 balls.