Question

A membership to the local gym costs $
24.00 per month and has a registration fee of $
88. Write an equation that represents the cost (y) based upon the number of months (x).

Answer 1

To write an equation that represents the total cost (y) of a gym membership based on the number of months (x), we need to account for both the monthly cost and the initial registration fee.

The monthly cost is $24.00, so for \( x \) months, the cost would be \( 24x \). There is also a one-time registration fee of $88. Therefore, the total cost \( y \) can be represented by the equation:

\[
y = 24x + 88
\]

Here, \( y \) represents the total cost, and \( x \) represents the number of months.