A membership at Gym A costs $50 for 5 months. A membership at Gym B down the street costs $40 for 3 months. You write two equations in the form of y=kx to try and figure out which membership would be cheaper for a year. What is the value of k for the cheaper membership?(1 point)
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the answer is 10
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To determine which membership would be cheaper for a year, let's calculate the cost for a year at each gym using the equation y = kx.
For Gym A:
Using the given information that the membership costs $50 for 5 months, we can write the equation as y = kx.
Considering x as the number of months and y as the cost, we have:
50 = 5k.
For Gym B:
Using the given information that the membership costs $40 for 3 months, we can write the equation as y = kx.
Considering x as the number of months and y as the cost, we have:
40 = 3k.
Now, we need to find the value of k for the cheaper membership. To do this, we will compare the cost for 12 months (a year) for each gym.
For Gym A:
If we multiply both sides of the equation 50 = 5k by 12 (months), we get:
600 = 60k.
For Gym B:
If we multiply both sides of the equation 40 = 3k by 12 (months), we get:
480 = 36k.
Comparing the coefficients of k in both equations, we see that the coefficient for Gym B (36k) is smaller than the coefficient for Gym A (60k).
Therefore, the value of k for the cheaper membership is 36.
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Apologies for the incorrect response. Let's recalculate the value of k for the cheaper membership.
For Gym A:
The cost for Gym A for a year can be calculated by multiplying the cost for 5 months by 12 (months/year):
y = kx
y = 50*12
y = 600
So for Gym A, the equation becomes:
600 = kx
For Gym B:
The cost for Gym B for a year can be calculated by multiplying the cost for 3 months by 4 (quarters in a year):
y = kx
y = 40*4
y = 160
So for Gym B, the equation becomes:
160 = kx
Comparing the coefficients of k in both equations, we see that the coefficient for Gym B (160) is smaller than the coefficient for Gym A (600).
Therefore, the value of k for the cheaper membership is 160.
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Apologies for the confusion earlier. Let's recalculate the value of k for the cheaper membership correctly this time.
For Gym A:
The cost for Gym A for a year can be calculated by multiplying the cost for 5 months by 12 (months/year):
y = kx
y = 50*12
y = 600
So for Gym A, the equation becomes:
600 = kx
For Gym B:
The cost for Gym B for a year can be calculated by multiplying the cost for 3 months by 4 (quarters in a year):
y = kx
y = 40*4
y = 160
So for Gym B, the equation becomes:
160 = kx
Comparing the coefficients of k in both equations, we see that the coefficient for Gym B (160) is smaller than the coefficient for Gym A (600).
Therefore, the value of k for the cheaper membership is 160.
To determine the value of k for the cheaper membership, let's first write the equations for the cost of each membership:
For Gym A:
y = 50x/5
For Gym B:
y = 40x/3
We need to find the value of k, which represents the cost of membership per month. Since the time period we are considering is a year, we can substitute x = 12 into each equation:
For Gym A:
y = 50(12)/5
y = 120
For Gym B:
y = 40(12)/3
y = 160
Comparing the values, we see that the cost of Gym A is $120 for a year, while Gym B costs $160. Therefore, the value of k for the cheaper membership is 120.
To determine which membership would be cheaper for a year, we need to calculate the total cost of each membership for 12 months.
For Gym A:
The cost of membership for 5 months is $50, so the cost per month can be calculated as 50/5 = $10.
To find the cost for 12 months, we multiply the cost per month by 12: 10 * 12 = $120.
For Gym B:
The cost of membership for 3 months is $40, so the cost per month can be calculated as 40/3 ≈ $13.33 (rounded to two decimal places).
To find the cost for 12 months, we multiply the cost per month by 12: 13.33 * 12 ≈ $160 (rounded to two decimal places).
We can write the equations in the form y = kx, where y is the total cost, and x is the number of months.
For Gym A: y = 10x
For Gym B: y = 13.33x
Based on the calculations above, we can see that Gym A has the cheaper membership for a year, with a cost of $120. Therefore, the value of k for the cheaper membership (Gym A) is 10.