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?

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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?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-17T06:11:26

He bowled $4$ $4$ games

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 -

$y = 2 + 3.5 x$ $y=2+3.5x$

Where -

$y :$ $y :$ Total cost
$x :$ $x:$ Number of bowling

$2 + 3.5 x = 16$ $2+3.5x=16$
$3.5 x = 16 - 2 = 14$ $3.5x=16-2=14$
$x = \frac{14}{3.5} = 4$ $x=14/3.5=4$

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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?

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