Gym A: $75 joining fee and $35 monthly charge. Gym B: No joining fee and $60 monthly charge. (Think of the monthly charges paid at the end of the month.) Enter the number of months it will take for the total cost for both gyms to be equal.
Gym A cost function C(m) where m is the number of months:
C(m) = Monthly charge * months + Joining Fee
C(m) = 35m + 75
Gym B cost function C(m) where m is the number of months:
C(m) = Monthly charge * months + Joining Fee
C(m) = 60m
Set them equal to each other:
35m + 75 = 60m
To solve for m, we type this equation into our search engine and get:
m = 3
Gym A cost function C(m) where m is the number of months:
C(m) = Monthly charge * months + Joining Fee
C(m) = 35m + 75
Gym B cost function C(m) where m is the number of months:
C(m) = Monthly charge * months + Joining Fee
C(m) = 60m
Set them equal to each other:
35m + 75 = 60m
To solve for m, we type this equation into our search engine and get:
m = 3