The local tennis club needed new tennis balls. To pay for all the new balls, each person in the club donated $12.45. The bill for the new balls came to a total of $510. The club had $50.25 left over and decided to put it towards their end of year Christmas party. How many people are members at the tennis club?

45 people are members at the tennis club

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of people in the tennis club be denoted as "x".

Since each of them donated $12.45, then total donated = 12.45x

Since they had $50.25 left over after paying the cost of $510 for the ball, then;

12.45x - 510 = 50.25

12.45x = 510 + 50.25

12.45x = 560.25

x = 560.25/12.45

x = 45

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