Question

A gym charges members $20 for a registration fee,and then $26 per month.You became a member some time ago ,and now you have paid a total of $540 to the gym.How many months have you passed since you joined the gym

Answer 1

Registration fee for the gym is $20

Monthy charges = $26 per month

If a total of $540 has been made, that means the person paid

`\begin{gathered} 540\text{ dollars - 20 dollars registration fe}e\text{ } \\ 520\text{ dollars for some months } \end{gathered}`

Number of months spent becomes

`\begin{gathered} \frac{520\text{ dollars }}{26\text{ dollars per month }} \\ =(520)/(26) \\ =20\text{ months } \end{gathered}`

Hence, the answer is 20 months.