Question

Danny set up a website to promote his football team. The website charges a $10 start up fee plus $0.50 per month for maintenance. Danny was charged $22. Write an equation to model the situation using m to represent the number of months. Solve the equation to determine the number of months Danny paid for

Answer 1

24

Explanation:

Website charge :

Start up fee = $10

Monthly maintainance = $0.50

If amount charged for website = $22

Equation used to model m, the number of months for which Danny was charged :

Total cost = (monthly charge * number of months + start up fee)

22 = 0.5 * m + 10

22 = 0.5m + 10

22 - 10 = 0.5m

12 = 0.5m

Divide through by 0.5

12/0.5 = 0.5m /0.5

24 = m

Number of months = 24