document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=512851>Question 512851</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A health club charges a set fee to join and a monthly fee to remain a member. If Susan joins for 5 months and pays $115, and John pays $75 for 3 months, how much will their friend Aaron pay for 8 months? The five step method is started below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let m=the monthly charge, and let f=the enrollment fee.<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 #342768 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=342768\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What they are really asking is for the graph of the function<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f+=+g%28t%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f+=+g%28t%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. The monthly charge would be the slope of the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if I plot f versus months (t) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the point-slope formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+f+-+75+%29+%2F+%28+t+-+3+%29+=++%28+115+-+75+%29+%2F+%28+5+-+3+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+f+-+75+%29+%2F+%28+t+-+3+%29+=++%28+115+-+75+%29+%2F+%28+5+-+3+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+f+-+75+%29+%2F+%28+t+-+3+%29+=+40+%2F+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+f+-+75+%29+%2F+%28+t+-+3+%29+=+40+%2F+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+f+-+75+%29+%2F+%28+t+-+3+%29+=+20+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+f+-+75+%29+%2F+%28+t+-+3+%29+=+20+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f+-+75+=+20%2A%28+t+-+3+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f+-+75+=+20%2A%28+t+-+3+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f+=+20t+-+60+%2B+75+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f+=+20t+-+60+%2B+75+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f+=+20t+%2B+15+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f+=+20t+%2B+15+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the monthly charge is $20 and the set fee is $15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for 8 months:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f+=+160+%2B+15+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f+=+160+%2B+15+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f+=+175+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f+=+175+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Aaron pays $175 </SPAN>\n" );
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