The volleyball team raised $350 from its fundraiser. It wants to buy jerseys and volleyballs. The jerseys cost $12 each, and the team needs 22 jerseys. Volleyballs cost $15 each. What is the maximum number of volleyballs the team can buy and still have money left? Write your answer and explain the steps you took.

Question

Guest

Mathematics

13 November, 08:39

The volleyball team raised $350 from its fundraiser. It wants to buy jerseys and volleyballs. The jerseys cost $12 each, and the team needs 22 jerseys. Volleyballs cost $15 each. What is the maximum number of volleyballs the team can buy and still have money left? Write your answer and explain the steps you took.

+3

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Efrain French · Answer 1

The team can buy 5 volleyballs. I wrote the inequality (12) (22) + 15n < 350, then did the multiplication first. I used the subtraction and division properties of inequality to isolate the variable to find that n is less than about 5.73. I rounded down to 5, since you can’t buy part of a volleyball.