A gym membership costs $25 to join and $14 each month. Write and use an algebraic expression to find the cost of the gym membership for 6 months. (2 points)

Answer 1

Let's start by defining the variables:
C = cost of gym membership for 6 months (in dollars)
J = cost to join the gym (in dollars)
M = monthly cost of the gym membership (in dollars)

We know that the cost to join the gym is $25 and the monthly cost is $14. Therefore, the algebraic expression to find the cost for 6 months is:
C = J + 6M

To find the cost of the gym membership for 6 months, we substitute the given values for J and M into the expression:
C = $25 + 6($14)

C = $25 + $84

C = $109

Therefore, the cost of the gym membership for 6 months is $109.