Question

Sasha wants to join a local gym. Stay Fit charges $30 each month and $140 initiation fee. Beat The Bulge charges $50 each month and no initiation fee. How many months of membership is needed to prove which gym is better. PLEASE HELP IM SO FRUSTRATED!!!!!!

Answer 1

after 8 months it becomes clear that Stay Fit is the better gym.

Explanation:

i set up a chart like this.

STAY FIT - BEAT THE BULGE

$140 FEE $0 FEE

1. $170 - 1. $50

2. $200 - 2. $100

3. $230 - 3. $150

4. $260 - 4. $200

5. $290 - 5. $250

6. $320 - 6. $300

7. $350 - 7. $350

8. $380 - 8. $400

9. $410 - 9. $450

10. $440 - 10. $500

11. $470 - 11. $550

12. $500 - 12. $600

13. $530 - 13. $650

14. $560 - 14. $700

15. $590 - 15. $750

as you can see, after paying for 8 months the stay fit gym is cheaper, making it the better gym. hope i helped i spent 10 min writing this out then typing it haha