The baseball coach bought 2 new baseballs for $1 each. The basketball coach bought 7 new basketballs

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  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    The baseball coach bought 2 new baseballs for $1 each. The basketball coach bought 7 new basketballs for $10 each. How much more did the basketball coach spend than the baseball coach?

    Baseball coach spend:
    Spend = Number of baseballs * cost per baseball
    Spend= 2 * $1
    Spend = $2

    Basketball coach spend:
    Spend = Number of basketballs * cost per basketball
    Spend= 7 * $10
    Spend = $70

    Calculate the difference in spend:
    Difference = Basketball coach spend - Baseball coach spend
    Difference= $70 - $2
    Difference= $68
     

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