*EXTRA POINTS- SOMEONE PLS HELP ITS AN 8TH GRADE WORD PROBLEM* Suppose a video store charges nonmembers $4 to rent each video. A store membership costs $21 and members pay only $2.50 to rent each video. For what number of videos is the cost the same?

You need to rent

14

videos, and you'll pay the same amount for both. Renting

15

will make the membership a better method of payment.

Explanation:

We can create an equation. Say the number of videos you rent is given by

n

. We can write that, if we rent

n

videos without membership, we'll have to pay

4

n

. If we rent the same amount of videos with membership, we'll have to pay

21

+

2.5

n

.

To find the value of

n

such that the amount you pay without membership is equal to the amount you pay with, we write:

4

n

=

21

+

2.5

n

1.5

n

=

21

n

=

21

1.5

n

=

14

You need to rent

14

videos, and you'll pay the same amount for both. Renting

15

will make the membership a better method of payment.

42

step-by-step explanation:

256/6=42