Members of a lacrosse team raised 1581.75 to go to a tournament. They rented a bus for 968.50 and budgeted 55.75 per player for meals .Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine p, the number of players the team can bring to the tournament. Answer Attemptiout of 2 Equation: square

## Step 1: Determine the remaining money after bus rental.### The team raised 968.50 on the bus, leaving 968.50 = p 613.25 for meals, and each player's meal costs 55.75p = 613.25 p 55.75 p = \frac{613.25}{55.75} = 11$.