SOLUTION: Delilah wants to join a gym, so she shops around to find the one with the lowest overall price (she is not sure how long she will be a member). She finds the Harbor Square Athletic

Question 1140263: Delilah wants to join a gym, so she shops around to find the one with the lowest overall price (she is not sure how long she will be a member). She finds the Harbor Square Athletic Club is running a special, and only charges a $25 initiation fee plus $87 a month to be a member. The local YMCA charges $100 to join, and has a monthly fee of $72.

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Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the cost of a plan
Let = number of months belonging to a plan
(1)
(2)
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(2) starts out costing more. Set (1) equal to (2)
to find the point where (1) starts costing more.

After 5 months, (1) will start costing more
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check:

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