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

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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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