Use the table to answer the question.

Question

Number of Months Cost ($)
1 74
2 99
3 124
4 149
The table below shows the cost for a gym membership at the local fitness center with an initial start-up fee charged in the first month. Find the slope, or monthly cost.

(1 point)
Responses

$37.25

$74

$25

$49

Answer 1

To find the slope, we need to find the change in cost divided by the change in number of months.

(change in cost) / (change in number of months) = (final cost - initial cost) / (final number of months - initial number of months)

Using the table:

(149 - 74) / (4 - 1) = 75 / 3 = 25

Therefore, the slope, or monthly cost, is $25.