Adrienne had a party at a local bowling alley. She spent seventy-five dollars for the lane and five dollars per person for shoes. Let c be the total cost of the lane and shoes, and let f be the number of friends at her party. Write an equation to represent the problem. Which is the dependent variable? Explain.

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miracrown · Answer

The question is about the total cost.
Find an equation for c.
We will substitute the values in.

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the dependent variable is c.
Because cost depends on the number of friends.

miracrown · Answer

Does it make sense? @bivghvhv

anonymous · Answer

so the equation would be C=75 + f x 5

miracrown · Answer

right! ;)

anonymous · Answer

oh wait nevermind i see it now thank you

miracrown · Answer

yw