members of the lake shawnee club pay $40 per summer season pass plus $7.50 each time they rent a boat. Nonmembers pay $12.50 each time they rent a boat. How many times would both a member and a nonmember have to rent a boat in order to pay the same amount?
$40 + $7.50x = $12.50x, then combine the terms 7.5 and 12.5. 40 = 5x x = 8 So if a member and a nonmember rent boats 8 times, they would have to pay the same price.