Question

Three friends go bowling at "Strike Out" on Friday night. The cost per person per game is $5.30. The cost to rent shoes is $2.50 per person. Their total cost is $55.20. How many games of bowling did the friends play?

Answer 1

They played 3 games of bowling.

Explanation:

Assuming each person only rents one pair of shoes, that would come out to $7.50.

Subtract this amount from the total ($55.20) and you get $47.70 leftover.

Divide the leftover amount by the price of games per person ($5.30) and you'll get nine, divide that by the number of people playing, since it's per person, and you can determine they played three games.