$解:(2)設該學校購買x個乙種足球,$
$則購買\left ( {50-x} \right )個甲種足球,$
$根據(jù)題意,得$
$50\times \left ( {1+10\% } \right )\left ( {50-x} \right )+70\times \left ( {1-10\% } \right )x\leq 2900 $
$解得x\leq \dfrac {75} {4} $
$\because x取正整數(shù) $
$\therefore x_{最大}取18 $
$\therefore 該學校最多可購買18個乙種足球. $