Cleo wants to jion a gym. There is an initiation fee of $24.99, and each month of membership costs $12.50. If Cleo pays $174.99, how long will this memebership last?

Answer: The membership will last for 12 months.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of months that the membership would last.

Cleo wants to join a gym. There is an initiation fee of $24.99, and each month of membership costs $12.50. This means that the total cost of using the gym for x months would be expressed as

12.5x + 24.99

If Cleo pays $174.99, it means that

12.5x + 24.99 = 174.99

12.5x = 174.99 - 24.99

12.5x = 150

x = 150/12.5

x = 12