Question

Bowling at Fast Lanes costs $12 per hour plus $2.00 to rent shoes.

Answer 1

Is this proportional or non-proportional.

Answer 2

To calculate the total cost of bowling for a specific amount of time, you would multiple the hourly rate by the number of hours and then add the cost of shoe rental.

For example, if you want to bowl for 2 hours:

Hourly rate: $12/hour
Shoe rental: $2.00

Total cost for 2 hours:

2 hours x $12/hour = $24
Cost of shoe rental = $2

Total cost = $24 + $2 = $26

So, the total cost of bowling for 2 hours at Fast Lanes would be $26.

Answer 3

This situation is non-proportional because the total cost does not vary directly with the number of hours. The cost of shoe rental is a fixed cost that is added on top of the hourly rate, regardless of how many hours you bowl. In a proportional relationship, the total cost would vary directly with the number of hours (i.e. if you bowl for 3 hours, the cost would be 3 times the cost of bowling for 1 hour). But in this case, the shoe rental adds a constant amount to the total cost, making it non-proportional.