Question

ben went bowling with his friends. the bowling alley charges $22 for an hour of group bowling plus a fee to rent each pair of shoes. bens group bowled for one hour, rented 5 pairs of shoes, and paid a total of $37. what is the fee to rent each pair of shoes?

Explanation:

Step1: Find total shoe - rental cost

The total cost is $37$ and the cost for an hour of group bowling is $22$. So the total cost of shoe - rental is $37 - 22$.
$37-22 = 15$

Step2: Calculate cost per pair of shoes

The group rented 5 pairs of shoes. Let the cost per pair be $x$. We know that the total shoe - rental cost is 15 and the number of pairs is 5. So $x=\frac{15}{5}$.
$\frac{15}{5}=3$

Answer:

$3$