Jim went bowling with some friends. It cost him $2 to rent bowling shoes and $3.50 per game of bowling. He spent a total of $16. How do you write and solve an equation to determine how many games he bowled?
1 Answer
Nov 17, 2016
He bowled
Explanation:
Whether jim bowls or not he has to incur rent for bowling shoes.
Per bowling he has to pay $.3.5.
Then the equation is -
#y=2+3.5x#
Where -
#y :# Total cost
#x:# Number of bowling
#2+3.5x=16#
#3.5x=16-2=14#
#x=14/3.5=4#
