Answer: 13 players.
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Let's call:
[tex]x[/tex]: Price of the shirt ([tex]x=17[/tex])
[tex]y[/tex]: Price of socks [tex]y=5.50[/tex]
[tex]n[/tex]: number of players.
2. You know that the budget is $300 and you have the following formula given in the problem:
[tex]n(x+y)\leq300[/tex]
3. Substitute values and solve for [tex]n[/tex].Then, you obtain the following result:
[tex]n(17+5.50)\leq300\\22.5n\leq300\\n\leq13.33[/tex]
4. The answer is: 13 players.