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

Part 1: y= 6x + 4
Part 2: x is the dependent variable because it depends on how many games you bowl.