SOLUTION: The Texas soccer league has set a budget of $1,947 for soccer balls. High-quality game balls cost $43 each while lower-quality practice balls cost $14 each. If 79 balls are to be p
Question 1192231: The Texas soccer league has set a budget of $1,947 for soccer balls. High-quality game balls cost $43 each while lower-quality practice balls cost $14 each. If 79 balls are to be purchased, how many balls of each type can be purchased to exactly use up the budgeted amount
Number of game balls =
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The Texas soccer league has set a budget of $1,947 for soccer balls. High-quality game balls cost $43 each
while lower-quality practice balls cost $14 each. If 79 balls are to be purchased,
how many balls of each type can be purchased to exactly use up the budgeted amount
Number of game balls =
Number of practice balls =
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x balls for $43 each and (79-x) balls for $14 each.
The total money equation is
43x + 14*(79-x) = 1947 dollars.
From the equation
x = = 29.
ANSWER. 29 balls for $43 each and the rest, 79-29 = 50 balls for $14 each.
CHECK. 29*43 + 50*14 = 1947 dollars, total money. ! Correct !
