Question

2. Tom's brother saw an advertisement for a special at Muscle Fitness. Muscle Fitness is offering $20 off the one-time regular registration fee of $80. Membership is $15 per month with a mandatory additional $5 charge per month for equipment maintenance. Tom's brother tells Tom that he feels it is a better deal than Platinum Gym. (a) Write an expression to represent the membership cost of Muscle Fitness for x months. (b) Is Tom's brother right? Explain why or why not.

Answer 1

A) 80 - 20 = $60 for registration and 15 + 5 = $20 every month. 20x + 60= cost of Muscle Fitness 

B) Tom's brother is wrong. They cost the same amount. Platinum Gym cost's $20 a month and $60 for registration as well as Muscle Fitness. There is no better deal or worse deal. They cost the same amount.