document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=215957>Question 215957</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your gym membership costs $33 per month after an initial membership fee. You paid a total of $225 after 5 months. Write an equation that gives the total cost as a function of the length of your gym membership (in months). Find the total cost after 10 months.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #163135 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=163135\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your gym membership costs $33 per month after an initial membership fee. You paid a total of $225 after 5 months. Write an equation that gives the total cost as a function of the length of your gym membership (in months). Find the total cost after 10 months.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be the number of months paid.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let 33x be the dollar value of the cost paid after x months (no initial fee yet)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Let 33*5=165 be the cost paid on a monthly basis for 5 months.  But the total cost is 225 dollars after 5 months.  This implies that the membership fee is 225-165=60 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Let TC be the total cost.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  ANSWER:  Then the equation of the total cost <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=TC=33x%2B60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"TC=33x%2B60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  ANSWER: After 10 months, total cost <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=TC=33%2A10%2B60=330%2B60=390 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"TC=33%2A10%2B60=330%2B60=390\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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