Jackson purchased $5,200 worth of electronic equipment from BetterBuy on their deferred payment plan. The plan allows the customer to make no down payment and no payment at all for five months. If the entire amount is paid in
full before the five month deferment ends, the finance charge with an APR of 19.8% is applied each month going
back to the first month. How much would it cost Jackson in finance charges if he misses the 5-month deadline?

Lian is deciding which of two gyms to join. each gym charges a monthly rate plus a one-time membership fee. lian correctly wrote and solved a system of linear equations by substitution to compare the costs of the memberships. in her work, she substituted an expression for one variable and solved for the other. this resulted in the equation 75 = 75. what can lian conclude? one gym charges $75 per month. each gym charges $75 per month both gyms charge the same monthly rate and the same membership fee. both gyms charge the same monthly rate, but not the same membership fee.