SOLUTION: A local gym charges 5 dollars each time you enter they also have yearly membership for $190. Right and solve an right and solve any of an inequality to find how many times a pers

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Question 1020527: A local gym charges 5 dollars each time you enter they also have yearly membership for $190. Right and solve an right and solve any of an inequality to find how many times a person should use the gym so that a yearly membership is less expensive than paying each time interpret the solution
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x > 190
divide both sides by 5:
x > 38
At 38 times the cost is the same. More than 38 the yearly membership is less money.
NOTE: By the same token, if you go to the gym less than 38 times yearly, then paying each time is a better deal.
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