Question

You play basketball at your school’s indoor stadium. You have two payment options. Option A is to buy a membership card for $20 and pay $2 each time you go to the gym, t. Option B is to pay $4 each time you go. After how many trips to the gym will the costs be the same?

The costs are the same after
trips to the gym.

Answer 1

10 times

Explanation:

Let x be the amount of times you go to the gym

Option A would be 20+2x

Option B would be 4x

now the question is after how many trips would the cost be the same?

20+2x=4x

Solve the equation so

20=4x-2x

20=2x

X=10

It would take 10 times for the cost to be the same for both options