Determine the number of players

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.

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Total cost is $1816.5
Cost per player is $58.50
Cost of bus is $880.50

x = number of players

58.5x + 880.5 = 1816.5   {cost per player times number of players + cost of bus = total cost}
58.5x = 936   {subtracted 880.5 from each side}
x = 16   {divided each side by 58.5}

The team can bring 16 players.

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