A gym membership costs $25 to join and $14 each month. Write and use an algebraic expression to find the cost of the gym membership for 6 months.
To find the total cost of a gym membership for 6 months, we need to consider the cost to join the gym and the monthly cost for 6 months.
The cost to join the gym is $25.
The monthly cost is $14.
To find the total cost for 6 months, we need to multiply the monthly cost by the number of months and add the cost to join:
Total cost for 6 months = $25 + ($14 * 6)
= $25 + $84
= $109
So, the cost of the gym membership for 6 months is $109.
The cost of the gym membership for 6 months can be found by adding the initial joining fee of $25 to the monthly cost of $14 multiplied by the number of months (6) as follows:
Cost of gym membership for 6 months = $25 + ($14 × 6)