A student pays a one-time fee to join a gym plus a monthly membership fee. The table shows thetotal cost the student pays for various months since joining the gym.What is the cost of the monthly membership fee in dollars?

Given data:
The given table is shown.
The total cost for 1 month is,
x+1(y)=$32
x+y =32
y=32-x.....................(I)
Here, x is the fixed cost and y is monthly membership fees.
The total cost for 2 months is,
x+2y=44
Subtitute (32-x) for y in the above expression.
x+2(32-x)=44
x+64-2x=44
-x=-20
x=20
The value of y is,
y=12
Thus, the cost of monthly membership fees is $12.