Members of a lacrosse team raised $2863.50 to go to a tournament. They rented a bus for $1087.50 and budgeted $74 per player for meals. Which equation or 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

To represent the context of the lacrosse team's expenses and budget, we need to consider both the cost of the bus and the cost of meals per player.

1. The total amount of money raised by the team is $2863.50.
2. The cost of the bus rental is $1087.50.
3. Each player will cost $74 for meals.

Let's denote \( x \) as the number of players.

The total cost for the meals for \( x \) players would be \( 74x \).

Now, we can set up the equation that represents the total expenses equated to the total funds raised.

The equation can be written as: \[ 1087.50 + 74x = 2863.50 \]

This equation states that the total cost of renting the bus and feeding the players should equal the total amount of money raised by the team.

So, the equation to represent this context is:

\[ 1087.50 + 74x = 2863.50 \]