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It costs $2.25 to rent bowling shoes. Each game costs $2.50. You have $12.25 in your pocket.

Write and solve an equation to find how many x games you can bowl.

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Answer:

You can bowl up to 4 games.

Explanation:

2.25 + 2.50x ≤ 12.25

Let x = the number of games you bowl

2.25 + 2.50x ≤ 12.25 Subtract 2.25 from both sides

2.25 - 2.25 + 2.50x ≤ 12.25 - 2.25

2.50x ≤ 10 Divide both sides by 2.50


(2.50x)/(2.50)
(10)/(2.50)

x ≤ 4

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