Question

Chelsey wants to join a fitness club. The fitness club charges an initial membership fee of $55 and a monthly fee of 19.50. she has $250 to spend on a membership at the fitness club. Write and solve an equation go find the number of months chelsey can be a member of the fitness club

Answer 1

Chelsey can be a member of the fitness club for 10 months.

Explanation:

Given:

Chelsey wants to join a fitness club.

The fitness club charges an initial membership fee of $55 and a monthly fee of $19.50.

She has $250 to spend on a membership at the fitness club.

Now, to find the number of months Chelsey can be a member of the fitness club.

Let the number of months Chelsey can be a member of the fitness club be
`x.`

Monthly fee = $19.50.

Membership fee = $55.

Now, to get the number of months Chelsey can be a member of the fitness club we write and solve an equation:

`55+19.50(x)=250.`

`55+19.50* x=250\\\\55+19.50x=250`

Subtracting both sides by 55 we get:

`19.50x=195`

Dividing both sides by 19.50 we get:

`x=10.`

Therefore, Chelsey can be a member of the fitness club for 10 months.