Question

Lorelel is spending the afternoon bowling with her friends. each game she plays costs $4.25 and there is a one time shoe rental fee of $9.59

Answer 1

Answer: Let's call the number of games that Lorelel plays "x".

The cost of playing x games would be:

4.25x

In addition to the cost of playing, Lorelel also has to pay a shoe rental fee of $9.59, regardless of how many games she plays.

So the total cost, C, of playing x games and renting shoes would be:

C = 4.25x + 9.59

For example, if Lorelel plays 3 games, the cost would be:

C = 4.25(3) + 9.59 = 21.34

If Lorelel plays 6 games, the cost would be:

C = 4.25(6) + 9.59 = 35.09

And so on, for any number of games she chooses to play.