Question

A movie club charges a one time membership fee of $25. It allows members to purchased movies for $7 each. Another club does not charge a membership fee and sells movies for $12 each. How many movies must a member purchase for the total cost of two clubs to be equal.

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Answer 1

5 movies must be purchased for the total cost of the two clubs to be equal

Explanation:

1st movie club represented by 25 + 7x

2nd movie club represented by 12x

set equal to each other

25 + 7x = 12x

25 = 12x - 7x

25 = 5x

25/5 = x

x = 5