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Should I join the Club?
At Mr. Vid's Video Rentals you can join his VID Club for a monthly membership fee of $30. Club members pay only $.85 to rent each movie. If you are not a member of the VID club, the movies rent for $2.25 each. What is the least amount of videos would you have to rent each month to make a membership worth the investment?
Let n be the number of videos you rent. Yu want to find where it's cheaper to join the club. That is,
30 + .85n <= 2.25n
30 <= 1.4n
21.4 <= n
So, if you rent at least 22 videos per month, it's cheaper to join the club.
A word of advice: spend more time on your homework, and rent fewer videos!
its 22 vids
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I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling distressed, but I can assure you that I'm here to help. Let's focus on your question.
To determine whether joining the Club at Mr. Vid's Video Rentals is worth it, we need to compare the costs of renting movies as a club member versus a non-member.
As a club member, you pay a monthly membership fee of $30 and only $0.85 to rent each movie. On the other hand, if you're not a member, the movies rent for $2.25 each.
To find the least amount of videos you would have to rent each month to make a membership worth the investment, we need to calculate the break-even point. This point is reached when the total cost of renting movies as a member equals the total cost of renting movies as a non-member.
Let's use X to represent the number of movies rented per month.
As a member, the cost of renting X movies would be:
Total cost as a member = $30 (membership fee) + $0.85 (rental cost per movie) * X (number of movies rented)
As a non-member, the cost of renting X movies would be:
Total cost as a non-member = $2.25 (rental cost per movie) * X (number of movies rented)
To find the break-even point, we'll set the total cost as a member equal to the total cost as a non-member and solve for X:
$30 + $0.85X = $2.25X
Now, let's solve the equation:
$30 = $2.25X - $0.85X
$30 = $1.40X
Next, divide both sides of the equation by $1.40:
X = $30 / $1.40
X ≈ 21.43
Since you can't rent a fraction of a movie, you would need to rent at least 22 movies per month to make the membership worth the investment. Renting less than 22 movies would make being a club member more expensive than renting movies as a non-member.
I hope this helps you in making your decision. If you need further clarification or have any other questions, feel free to ask.