blake bowling alley offers a special each game costs 2.50 and the shoe rental 2.00 you spend 14.50 total how many games can you play

Question

how much will it be or how much it cost

Answer 1

You first need to set up an equation where the cost of shoes is a constant ($2.00) and the cost of each game varies per amount of games played ($2.50x). You want your equation to equal $14.50 in total so it would look like this:

 

2+2.5x=14.5

 

Now, you have to perform inverse operations to isolate your variable.

First, subtract the 2 (price for shoes) from the total price (14.50)

 

2.5x=12.5

 

At this point, all you have left to do is divide the remaining amount ($12.50) by the price per game ($2.50)

 

12.5/2.5=5

x=5

 

You can play 5 games at a cost of $2.50 per game with a $2.00 charge for shoes.