Question

Selena is going bowling this week. She knows that she has $20 to spend. The bowling shoes will be $3.50 to rent and each game she bowls will cost $2.75. She also wants money to purchase a meal for $7.50. Which equation could Selena use to determine the maximum number of games (g) she will be able to bowl?

Answer 1

-Well we have to identify what is going on in this problem.

-She has 20 dollars to spend but she wants to find the maximum amount of games she can play.

-The rent of the shoes and the meal is a one time fee.
So we can add those up

3.5 + 7.5 = 11

We know that it’s 2.75 per game (g)

11 + 2.75g ≤ 20

you then solve for g

11 + 2.75g ≤ 20

2.75g ≤ 9

you’d get a decimal but we only need the whole number since you can’t play 0.1 or 0.2 etc. of a game

The answer would be 3