A racquetball club charges $10 for a one-month trial membership. After the trail month, the regular membership fee is $12 per month.

A. Write an equation that gives the total cost of a membership (C) as a function of the length of membership (m) in months. Explain how you got that answer.

B. Find the cost of the membership after 8 months.

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Amara Patterson

Mathematics

11 October, 15:35

A racquetball club charges $10 for a one-month trial membership. After the trail month, the regular membership fee is $12 per month.

A. Write an equation that gives the total cost of a membership (C) as a function of the length of membership (m) in months. Explain how you got that answer.

B. Find the cost of the membership after 8 months.

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Jewel Mendoza · Answer 1

Membership is discounted $2 for first month

c=cost of one month

d=discount=$2

x=# of months

xc - 2 = total cost

x for 1 month is 1, c is always 12, - 2 is constant

1 x (12) - 2=10 for first month

8 months

8c - 2=total cost for 8 months

8 x 12 - 2 = 94 for 8 months