Question

Shane went bowling with his friends. The bowling alley charges $20 for an hour of group bowling plus a fee to rent each pair of shoes. Shane's group bowled for one hour, rented 4 pairs of shoes, and paid a total of $31. Which equation can you use to find the fee, x, to rent each pair of shoes?

Answer 1

Answer:

4x+20=31

Step-by-step explanation:

So one hour of bowling is 20 dollars and they bowled for one hour hence the 1x20 which is equal to 20. That is the base coast we add to the variable of x that is the cost of renting one pair of shoes. And since they rented 4 pairs of shoes you multiply x by 4 to get 4x. Add the 20 dollars they paid to bowl and it is 4x+20. They paid 31 dollars in total so equal the equation to 31. 4x+20=31. Solution is $2.75 per pair of shoes. (If you want an explanation as to how to get the answer, just ask