Cleo wants to join a gym. There is an initiation fee of $24.99, and each month of membership casts $12.50. If Cleo pays $174.99, how long will his membership last?
set up your equation: 174.99=24.99+12.50x subtract 24.99 from boh sides of the equation to get: 150=12.50x then divide both sides by 12.50 to get: 12=x or x=12 so the membership lasts 12 months or 1 year
