Fun Lanes Bowling charges a fee of $4 to use their shoes and $6 for each game played. Salim wants to figure out how much it will cost him to bowl.

Part 1: Write an equation representing this problem. Let x be the number of games bowled, and let y be the total cost.

Part 2: Is x the dependent variable or the independent variable? Using complete sentences, explain how you know.

Question

Fun Lanes Bowling charges a fee of $4 to use their shoes and $6 for each game played. Salim wants to figure out how much it will cost him to bowl. 

Part 1: Write an equation representing this problem. Let x be the number of games bowled, and let y be the total cost. 

Part 2: Is x the dependent variable or the independent variable? Using complete sentences, explain how you know.

anonymous · Answer

@Nurali

anonymous · Answer

i only need help with the second one

nurali · Answer

Part 1: 6x + 4 = y 

Part 2: x is the independent variable, because cost ‘y’ depends on the number of games’ x’

nurali · Answer

Part 2: 
It is the independent variable, because you can change the number of games played be choice. Y is the dependent variable because it depends on how many games (x) are played.