The bowling alley charges a flat rate for a lane, plus a fee per shoe rental. Use the equation C=15+3x

to solve for the cost of getting a lane and four shoe rentals. Enter your answer, including cents.(1

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To solve for the cost \( C \) of getting a lane and four shoe rentals using the equation \( C = 15 + 3x \), where \( x \) is the number of shoe rentals:

  1. Substitute \( x = 4 \) into the equation.

    \[ C = 15 + 3(4) \]

  2. Calculate \( 3 \times 4 \):

    \[ 3(4) = 12 \]

  3. Now add this result to 15:

    \[ C = 15 + 12 \]

  4. Finally, calculate:

    \[ C = 27 \]

Thus, the total cost for getting a lane and four shoe rentals is $27.00.