A coach buys a uniform and a basketball for each of the 15 players on the team. Each basketball costs $9. The coach spends a total of $420 for uniforms and basketballs.
Enter the cost, in dollars, of 1 uniform
Okay so if we're looking for the cost of ONE uniform, we have to figure out the amount of money did NOT go to the uniforms.
If each player gets a basketball at $9 each... $9 x 15 players = $135 on basketballs.
$420 total - $135 basketballs = $285 all uniforms
Since we only need one uniform, we divide the remaining balance by the number of players:
$285 / 15 players = $19 per uniform
(420 / 15) - 9
it seems like its 19$ per uniform
To find the cost of one uniform, we need to subtract the total cost of basketballs from the total cost of uniforms and basketballs.
The coach buys a basketball for each of the 15 players, and each basketball costs $9. So the total cost of basketballs can be calculated by multiplying the cost per basketball ($9) by the number of players (15):
Total cost of basketballs = $9 x 15 = $135
The coach spends a total of $420 for uniforms and basketballs. To find the cost of uniforms, we subtract the cost of basketballs from the total cost:
Cost of uniforms = Total cost - Total cost of basketballs
Cost of uniforms = $420 - $135
Cost of uniforms = $285
Therefore, the cost of one uniform is $285.