Answer:
The first month new members have to pay 188 dollars for the membership.
The equation is 160x+28=y
x stands for the number of months and y stands for the total cost.
For the first month (membership starts) the total cost is 188$. For the second month the total money paid would be 348$. For the third month the total money paid would be 508$. And so on you can use the equation to solve for more months. Just substitute x for the number of months you are solving for.
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