Question

The elk Grove bowling alley offers a special. Each game costs $2.50, and shoe rental is $2. You spend $14.50 total. How many games did you bowl?

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

An equation that models this problem is

2.50x+2=y

x=Amount of Games

y=Amount Spent

If we plug in the amount spend and solve we get

2.5x+2=14.5 ->

2.5x=12.5

x=5