A gym membership costs $25 to join and $14 each month. Write an algebraic expression for a 6 month membership.

My thoughts

$25 + 6($14)
$25 + $84
answer = $109

well, yes, but they asked for the expression:

$25 + 6($14)

not the result:

answer = $109

To write an algebraic expression for a 6-month gym membership, we can break it down into two parts: the initial joining fee and the monthly fee for 6 months.

The initial joining fee is given as $25, so we can simply add this to the expression.

For the monthly fee, we are told that it costs $14 per month. Since we want the membership for 6 months, we need to multiply the monthly fee by 6.

Putting it all together, the algebraic expression for a 6-month gym membership would be:

$25 + 6($14)

To simplify this expression, we can perform the multiplication first:

$25 + $84

Now, we can add the two amounts to find the total cost:

$25 + $84 = $109

Therefore, the cost of a 6-month gym membership would be $109.