Solution:
The number of footballs given is
[tex]f=8[/tex]
The equation for basketball will be
[tex]\begin{gathered} basketball=2f+2 \\ b=2(8)+2 \\ b=16+2 \\ b=18 \end{gathered}[/tex]
The equation for baseball will be
[tex]\begin{gathered} baseball=5f-4 \\ baseball=5(8)-4 \\ baseball=40-4 \\ baseball=36 \end{gathered}[/tex]
The equation for softball will be
[tex]\begin{gathered} s=\frac{1}{2}baseballs+6 \\ s=\frac{1}{2}(36)+6 \\ s=18+6 \\ s=24 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Part 2:
The table will be used to solve part 2