| Bowl-O-Rama!
On Tuesday nights, the Linear Lanes bowling alley offers a special
called Bowl-O-Rama, to encourage people to play lots of games.
You pay a cover charge to get in and get bowling shoes, and then
you only pay a little bit for each game you bowl.
One Tuesday, Bo and several of his pals went to Bowl-O-Rama. At
the end of the night, Bo knew that he had bowled 8 games and paid
a total of $7.30. Tommy had bowled 11 games and paid a total of
$8.35.
1. Write an equation the expresses the cost of playing at Bowl-O-Rama
in terms of the number of games you bowl.
2. Olivia wasn't sure how many games she had bowled but her total
bill was $6.60. Use your equation from question 1 to determine
how many games Olivia bowled.
3. Liam said the next time they came he was going to bring ten
dollars. Use your equation from question 1 to determine how many
games Liam will be able to bowl.
Extra: On other nights, when Bowl-O-Rama is not going on, it doesn't
cost anything to get into Linear Lanes. Shoe rental is $1.50,
and the cost per game bowled is $1.25. At least how many games
must you bowl for Bowl-O-Rama to be a better deal than bowling
the same number of games on any other night?
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