Members of a softball team raised $1885.50 to go to a tournament. They rented a bus for $949.50 and budgeted $52 per player for meals. Determine the number of players the team can bring to the tournament.
Let C be the number of players the team can bring to the tournament.
We now know that the total cost of the bus and the meals is $1885.50 so the total cost of food would be $1885.50 - $949.50 = $<<1885.50-949.50=936>>936
So there would be C * $52 = $936
Therefore the number of players is C = $936 / $52/player = <<936/52=18>>18 players. Answer: \boxed{18}.