A new one-year membership to a gym costs $720. The registration fee is $125, and the remaining amount is paid monthly. Define a variable. Then write and solve an equation to find how much new members pay each month.

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Kelsey

Mathematics

23 July, 19:25

A new one-year membership to a gym costs $720. The registration fee is $125, and the remaining amount is paid monthly. Define a variable. Then write and solve an equation to find how much new members pay each month.

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Barbara Solomon · Answer 1

So, the fee is 125 and ...

125+

a certain fee "x"

125+x*

which is paid monthly, that is 12 times:

125+x*12

and this equals 720.

125+x*12=720

subtracting 125:

x*12=595

dividing by 12:

x=49,58

and this is how much they pay each month!