SOLUTION: The membership fee for joining a gardening association is $24 per year. A local botanical garden charges members of the gardening association $3 for admission to the garden. Nonmem

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Question 316347: The membership fee for joining a gardening association is $24 per year. A local botanical garden charges members of the gardening association $3 for admission to the garden. Nonmembers of the association are charged $6. After ow many visits to the garden is the total cost for members, including the membership fee, the same as the total cost for nonmembers.
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Let represent the number of visits.

The cost to a member for visits is:



The cost to a non-member for visits is:



Break even when







Break even at 8 visits. Cheaper to be a member if you make 9 or more visits per year.

John


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