Explanation:
Let's start by defining some variables:
y: the maximum amount Geno can spend
x: the number of months he will have the gym membership
T: the total cost of the membership at Total Fitness
G: the total cost of the membership at Gymania
Using these variables, we can set up the following system of inequalities:
T = 30x + 100 (Total Fitness charges $30 per month plus an initial fee of $100)
G = 50x + 25 (Gymania charges $50 per month plus an initial fee of $25)
Geno can spend no more than y dollars, so we can add the following constraint:
T ≤ y
G ≤ y
Now we can solve this system of inequalities to find out which company offers the better deal. We can start by substituting the expressions for T and G:
30x + 100 ≤ y
50x + 25 ≤ y
Next, we can simplify these inequalities:
30x ≤ y - 100
50x ≤ y - 25
Finally, we can solve for x:
x ≤ (y - 100) / 30
x ≤ (y - 25) / 50
The better deal is the gym membership that has the smaller total cost, so we want to find the values of x that satisfy both inequalities. Therefore, we need to take the smaller of the two right-hand sides:
x ≤ min((y - 100) / 30, (y - 25) / 50)
So, the system of inequalities we can use to determine which company offers the better deal is:
x ≤ min((y - 100) / 30, (y - 25) / 50)