Question

Joel is looking at costs for using a gym. He could pay $50 per month for unlimited use or he could pay $12 per month plus $4 per visit. How many visits would he have to make each month to make the $50 per month unlimited use option the cheapest one?

Answer 1

Answer:

First choice is cheaper.

Step-by-step explanation:

Joel could pay $50 per month for unlimited use or he could pay $12 per month plus $4 per visit.

Let the monthly visits be x

We can define this as :

$12+4x> 50$

$4x >50-12$

$4x >38$

$x> 9.5$

So, x can be greater than 9.5 means 10.

$4(10)+12>50$

$52 > 50$

Comparing both we can say that the first choice is cheaper.

Answer 2

$y = 4x + 12$
Joel would have to go at least 10 times per month to make the 50 dollars per month the cheapest one.