document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1153094>Question 1153094</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A soccer league offers 2 options for membership plans. Option A includes an initial fee of $40 and costs $5 for each game played. Option B costs $10 for each game played. After how many games will the total costs of the 2 options be the same. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #775315 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=775315\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> option A costs 40 + 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "option B costs 10x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x represents the number of games played.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the cost for each plan will be the same when 40 + 5x = 10x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 5x from both sides of this equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 = 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40/5 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the costs for each plan will be the same when the number of games played is 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plan A would cost 40 + 5 * 8 = 40 + 40 = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plan B would cost 10 * 8 = 80.<BR>\n" );
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