Tonya plans to join a fitness club. she researched the costs to join different clubs in her area and found that there is a linear relationship between the total cost of belonging to a club and the number of months that you are a member. each club charges monthly dues, and some clubs require new members to also pay a one-time membership fee. the total costs of being a member for 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months at each of three clubs are shown in the table. total cost of fitness club membership length of membership club 1 club 2 club 3 6 months $108 $120 $126 12 months $216 $210 $252 24 months $432 $390 $504 how many of the clubs require new members to pay a one-time membership fee? 0 1 2 3

Club 1 charges $108 for 6 months, $216 for 12 months ($216 = 2($108) and 12 months = 2(6 months)), and $432 for 24 months ($432 = 2($216) and 24 months = 2(12 months)).  Since each period of time doubles as well as the cost doubling, we can see that there is no other fee added for membership.
Club 2 charges $120 for 6 months, $210 for 12 months ($210 ≠ 2($120) and 12 months = 2(6 months)), and $390 for 24 months ($390 ≠ 2($≠210) and 24 months = 2(12 months)).  These prices are not doubled each time as the time periods are.  Instead, each price is $30 more than double each time.  This means there is an additional $30 fee for joining in this club.
Club 3 charges $126 for 6 months $252 for 12 months ($252 = 2($126) and 12 months = 2(6 months)), and $504 for 24 months ($504 = 2($252) and 24 months = 2(12 months)).  Each price doubles along with the time period, so there is no extra membership fee in this club.
Only 1 club charges the extra membership fee.

first anwser choice.

step-by-step explanation:

the greater/less or equal to symbol (> or < with the line at the bottom) is a closed/filled in circle.

when multiplying or dividing by a negative on both sides you have to flip the inequality sign. this rule only applies to multiplying or dividing by a negative number in inequality equations. this rule is really important.

-5c + 2 _< _27

subtract from both sides by 2

-5c _< _ 27

divide both sides by -5

c _< _ 5.4

flip the inequality sign

c _> _5.4

the only possible answer that would match the simplified inequality is the first answer choice