Question

Sarah and Joe are seeking to join a gym. Sarah saw on television that Great Gym is offering membership at $19.50 per month, plus a one-time registration

fee of $59. Joe plans to join Workout World because Workout World only charges $9.50 per month, plus a one-time registration fee of $149.

Which gym membership is a better deal? Explain why.

Answer 1

So first of all, let us take a time limit- suppose of 12 months.
This means, the total needed to pay is:
59+12*19.50= $293.
In the second case, the registration fee is $149.
So the total needed to pay is;
149+12*9.5= $263.
So with this, we know the second deal is better, as it costs less at the same period of time than the first deal.