Question

Chelsey wants to join a fitness club. The fitness club charges an initial membership fee of $55 and a monthly fee of $19.50. She has $250 to spend. Write and solve an equation to find the number of months she can be a member.

Answer 1

Chelsey can be a member of the fitness club for up to 10 months with her budget.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of months Chelsey can be a member of the fitness club, we need to determine how many monthly fees she can afford to pay with her budget. Let's set up an equation to represent this:

55 + 19.50x ≤ 250

Where x represents the number of months. Now, solve the equation to find the value of x:

19.50x ≤ 250 - 55

19.50x ≤ 195

x ≤ 195 ÷ 19.50

x ≤ 10

Therefore, Chelsey can be a member for a maximum of 10 months with her budget.

Answer 2

So if you have to pay 55 out front and then continue to pay 19.50 monthly the equation will look like this:
19.50*m + 55 = x
(M stands for month)
She has 250 dollars to spend so add that in for x
19.50*m + 55 = 250.
Use inverse operations.
250-55 and 55-55
19.50*m = 195
195/19.50 and 19.50/19,50
m=10
Your answer is 10