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Joel is looking for costs for using a gym he could pay 50 per month for unlimited use or he could pay 12 per month plus 4 per visit how many visits would he have to make each month to make the 50 per month unlimited use option the cheapest one

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Answer:He will have to make 9.5 visits to meet the 50 per month option, meaning any visit above 9.5 will be more expensive than option 1Step-by-step explanation:This can be expressed as;unlimited use=Monthly charge+Total visit chargeswhere;Make Unlimited use be Option 1, and (Monthly charge+Total visit charges) be Option 2The unlimited use=50 per monthMonthly charge=12 per monthTotal visit charges=Constant charge per visit×number of visits(n)=(4×n)=4nReplacing;50=12+4n4n=50-124n=38n=(38/4)=9.5 visitsHe will have to make 9.5 visits to meet the 50 per month option, meaning any visit above 9.5 will be more expensive than option 1