A high school basketball team has a budget specifically for towels and extra basketballs. A towel costs $3 and a basketball costs $18. Assume the budget is $450 and that 30 towels are needed for the team for the entire season. Use a standard form equation to determine how many basketballs may be purchased by the team.

A.

5

B.

15

C.

20

D.

30

Question

A high school basketball team has a budget specifically for towels and extra basketballs. A towel costs $3 and a basketball costs $18. Assume the budget is $450 and that 30 towels are needed for the team for the entire season. Use a standard form equation to determine how many basketballs may be purchased by the team.






A. 


5 




B. 


15 




C. 


20 




D. 


30

anonymous · Answer

Let the cost of the basketball be x
Let the cost of the towel be y
18x + 3y = 450
the number of towels is given. 
y = 30 
now find x

anonymous · Answer

could the answer be 15

anonymous · Answer

No. 15 is not the answer
18x + 3(30) = 450
18x + 90 = 450