It costs $2.50 to rent bowling shoes. Each game costs $2.25. You have $9.25. Write and solve an equation to find how many games x you can bowl.
9.25 - 2.50 = 6.75. 6.75 Γ· 2.25 = 3. π
Another way to think about it.
2.50 + 2.25x = 9.25
2.25x = 9.25 - 2.50 = 6.75
x = 6.75/2.25 = 3
Let's set up an equation to solve for the number of games you can bowl.
The cost of renting bowling shoes is $2.50, and each game costs $2.25. So, the total cost (C) for x games can be represented as:
C = 2.50 + 2.25x
Since you have $9.25, the equation can be written as:
9.25 = 2.50 + 2.25x
To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation.
Subtracting 2.50 from both sides, we have:
9.25 - 2.50 = 2.25x
6.75 = 2.25x
Finally, divide both sides by 2.25:
x = 6.75 / 2.25
x β 3
Therefore, you can bowl approximately 3 games with $9.25.
To find out the number of games you can bowl with $9.25, we can set up an equation.
Let's suppose you can bowl x number of games.
The cost of renting bowling shoes is fixed at $2.50, regardless of the number of games played. So, we subtract the shoe rental fee from the total amount.
The equation would be:
9.25 - 2.50 - (2.25 * x) = 0
Now, let's solve the equation to find the value of x.
9.25 - 2.50 - (2.25 * x) = 0
6.75 - 2.25x = 0
To solve for x, we isolate the x variable on one side of the equation by moving 6.75 to the other side.
-2.25x = -6.75
Divide both sides of the equation by -2.25 to get the value of x.
x = -6.75 / -2.25
Simplifying the right side:
x = 3
Therefore, you can bowl 3 games with $9.25.