Ninja gym membership costs $33 per month after an initial membership fee. You paid a total of $338 after 5 months. Write an equation that gives you the total cost related to the months of your gym membership.

33x + 173 = total

To find this you have the equation 33x + m = 338. It tells us that this is after 5 months, so now we put 5 into x and multiply to get 165. Now the equation looks like 165 + m = 338. Subtract 165 from both sides to find m, which leaves us with 173 for the initial fee. Now you just have to rewrite the equation to be 33x + 173 = Total amount

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