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 = k to try and figure out which membership would be cheaper for a year. What is the value of & for the
cheaper membership? (1 point)
To compare the cost of the two memberships for a year, we need to find the cost per month for each gym.
For Gym A:
Cost for 5 months = $50
Cost per month = $50 / 5 = $10
The equation representing the cost per month at Gym A is y = 10x, where x is the number of months.
For Gym B:
Cost for 3 months = $40
Cost per month = $40 / 3 ≈ $13.33 (rounded to the nearest cent)
The equation representing the cost per month at Gym B is y = 13.33x, where x is the number of months.
Comparing the two equations, we can see that the value of & (k) representing the cost per month for the cheaper membership is $10.