Members of a soccer team raised $1816.50 to go to a tournament. They rented a bus for $880.50 and budgeted $58.50 per player for meals. Determine the number of players the team can bring to the tournament.

Answer 1

To determine the number of players the soccer team can bring to the tournament, we can start by calculating the total amount of money they have available for meals after renting the bus.

1. Total money raised: $1816.50
2. Cost of renting the bus: $880.50

Now, we subtract the cost of the bus from the total money raised:

\[ \text{Money available for meals} = \text{Total money raised} - \text{Cost of bus} \] \[ \text{Money available for meals} = 1816.50 - 880.50 = 936.00 \]

Next, we are given that the budget for meals is $58.50 per player. To find out how many players can be funded for meals with the remaining money, we divide the total money available for meals by the cost per player:

\[ \text{Number of players} = \frac{\text{Money available for meals}}{\text{Cost per player}} \] \[ \text{Number of players} = \frac{936.00}{58.50} \] \[ \text{Number of players} = 16 \]

Thus, the team can bring 16 players to the tournament.