Question

You play basketball At your schools 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 cost be the same?

Answer 1

10 trips

Explanation:

Let the number of trips to the gym be represented by t

Option A is to buy a membership card for $20 and pay $2 each time you go to the gym.

$20 + $2× t

20 + 2t

Option B is to pay $4 each time you go.

$4 × t

= 4t

After how many trips to the gym will the cost be the same?

Option A = Option B

20 + 2t = 4t

Collect like terms

20 = 4t - 2t

20 = 2t

t = 20/2

t = 10 trips.

After 10 trips, the gym cost will be the same.