Question

Gym A charges $60 a month plus $5 per visit. The monthly cost at Gym B is represented by y = 5x + 40, where x is the number of visits per month. What conclusion can you draw about the monthly costs of the gyms?

Answer 1

Gym A is a cheaper gym because they both have the same charge per visit but Gym B costs more per month.

Answer 2

Gym B is a cheaper gym because they both have the same charge per visit but Gym A costs more per month.

Explanation:

In this example, we see that Gym A charges $5 per visit. In the second example, we see that Gym B also charges $5 per visit (x is the number of visits, and this is multiplied by 5). However, when it comes to other charges, Gym A also charges $60 a month for the membership, while Gym B charges $40 a month, which means that this is the cheaper option.