Question

A fitness club is having a special sale where you pay $27 to join plus a $8.00 monthly fee. You have $75.00 to spend. Write and solve the equation to determine how many months you can use the fitness club.

Answer 1

27 + 8 x 6 = 75$. You can spend 6 months at the fitness club.

Explanation:

Answer 2

6 months

Explanation:

27 + 8x = 75

x = months which is what you're trying to figure out

1. subtract 27 from 27 and 75

2. then you have 8x = 48

3. divide both sides by 8 so x=6

4. 6 months