sara paid $15.95 to become a member at a gym. she then paid a monthly membership fee. her total cost for 12 months was $495.95.

Question

monthly fee= x 

$15.95= one time fee

12 month total= $495.95 

 

Answer 1

Luke,

 

This is a 2 step problem.

 

Step 1

 

Take the total of $495.95 and subtract the

 

$15.95 because it is a non recurring fee, which

 

gives you  a total of $480.00.

 

Step 2

 

Take the total $480.00 and divide 12 into it. This

 

gives you $40.00, so we know that Sarah paid

 

$40.00 a month for her gym fee.

 

 So X = $40.00

 

To check your answer: multiply 12 by $40.00 and

 

you get $480.00 then add $15.95 to it and you get

 

$495.95.

 

I hope this answers your question.