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
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