A Membership to a Local Fitness Club Costs $59 Per

question 371

Multiple Choice

A membership to a local fitness club costs $59 per month plus $1.15 for each hour spent in the club. Find a linear model for the monthly cost of membership C(x) as a function of the number of hours x spent in the club.

• A) C(x) = 59 x + 1.15
• B) C(x) = 1.15 x
• C) C(x) = 59 x
• D) C(x) = 59 + 1.15 x
• E) C(x) = (59 + 1.15 )x

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