document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025405>Question 1025405</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2. It is $50 to join a club and then $15 per month. Which expression below represents the monthly fee? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 15x + 50 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) 65x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) 15 + 50x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) 3.3x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #640654 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=640654\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 50 is the fixed cost. This is what you pay no matter how many months you use it for. This is the sign up fee. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 is the variable cost. This is attached to the variable x because 15x means 15 times x. This helps determine how much you pay in total if you ignore the fixed cost\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combining the two gives 15x + 50 which is the total cost. So that's why the answer is choice A </SPAN>\n" );
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