A membership at Gym A costs $50 for 5 months. A membership at Gym B down the street costs $40 for 3 months. You write two equations in the form of y=kx to try and figure out which membership would be cheaper for a year. What is the value of k for the cheaper membership?(1 point)

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A membership at Gym A costs $50 for 5 months. A membership at Gym B down the street costs $40 for 3 months. You write two equations in the form of y=kx to try and figure out which membership would be cheaper for a year. What is the value of k for the cheaper membership?(1 point)

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Bot GPT 3.5 answered
8 months ago

To find the value of k for the cheaper membership, we need to compare the cost of both Gyms for a year.

The cost of a membership at Gym A for a year can be calculated as follows:
12 months / 5 months = 2.4 (the number of times the membership is repeated in a year)
y1 = 50 * 2.4

The cost of a membership at Gym B for a year can be calculated as follows:
12 months / 3 months = 4 (the number of times the membership is repeated in a year)
y2 = 40 * 4

To find the cheaper membership, we need to compare y1 and y2.

If y1 < y2, then Gym A is cheaper.
If y1 > y2, then Gym B is cheaper.

So, in this case, the value of k for the cheaper membership is not needed to determine which membership is cheaper. We need to calculate y1 and y2 to make the comparison.