Cleo wants to join a gym. there is an initiation fee of $24.99, and each month of membership cost $12.50. if cleo pays $174.99, how long will his membership last? *plz show work*

$179.99-$24.99 = $155 

The $24.99 doesn't need to be used for anything else because that's just the fee for joining, so since he's already joined he won't have to pay that again. So now, take the remaining money he has ($155.00) and divide it by $12.50 (The cost of the membership per month). This will give you the number of months his membership will last.

155/12.50 = 12.4

So his membership will last 12.4 months.