Question

Two bowling alleys have different prices.

• Bowl More charges $4.50per game plus $5.00for shoe rental.
Bowling Pinz charges $4.75per game plus $3.00for shoe rental.
For what number of games will the cost to bowl be the same at both places?
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Answer 1

x (number of games) = 8

Explanation:

We want these two to be equal, which means we want:

4.50x + 5 = 4.75x + 3

We will minus 4.50x and 3 from both sides, giving us:

2 = .25x

Then, multiply by 4 to get a whole number of x, which gives us:

x = 8

Now, we will check our answer. We have:

4.50 * 8 + 5 = 4.75 * 8 + 3

36 + 5 = 38 + 3

41 = 41

So this proves x = 8.

So, the amount of games where the price would be the same is 8, x = 8.

Hope this helped!