a. Write an equation to represent the total cost of the golf outing. b. How much did the friends pay in green fees?

Four friends are planning to play 18 holes of gulf. Two of them need to rent clubs at $5 per set. Total car rental is $10. The total cost of the gulf outing, including green fees, is $92.

1 Answer
May 22, 2017

$TC=2($5cl)+$10ca+18($gf)
TC is total cost, cl is clubs for 2, ca is cart, gf is green fees per hole.

Green fees are ($4)/cup which is $4 per hole.

Explanation:

They are going to pay for 18 holes of golf, so the total green fees are 18xx($gf).

They are going to pay for the rental of 2 sets of golf clubs at $5 for a total of 2xx$5

They are going to pay for rental of a golf cart for $10.

That gives us the equation below:

$TC=2($5cl)+$10ca+18($gf)

Since we know the total cost $TC=92, we can solve for $gf

$92=$10+$10+18($gf)

$92-$20=18($gf)

$72=18($gf)

$gf=(cancel($72)4)/cancel($18)

#gf=$4