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Mathematics

8 October, 03:45

A company is making new soccer uniforms for a team. The company uses 2.5 yards of fabric for each shirt. The company uses 82.5 yards of fabric to make shirts and shorts for 15 players. The equation and solution below represents the situation.

15 (2.5+x) = 82.5; X=3

What does the solution, x=3, represent?

A. the total fabric needed for the shirts

B. the total fabric for each shirt and each pair of shorts

C. the amount of fabric left over after making the shirts and shorts

D. the amount of fabric needed for each pair of shorts