SOLUTION: At how many minutes per month is the cost of the two following options the same? Answer this question algebraically: 1. prepaid plan charges 20 cents per minute 2.1 year contra

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Question 962031: At how many minutes per month is the cost of the two following options the same? Answer this question algebraically:
1. prepaid plan charges 20 cents per minute
2.1 year contract,monthly service fee of $30 which includes 150 free minutes per month and any excess charges are at 5 cents per minute.

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a one month period:
Let = number of minutes per month
Let = cost of the plan per month
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Plan 1:
dollars
Plan 2:
dollars
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Set 1 equal to 2





The options are the same at 150 min
check:
Plan 1:



Plan 2:



OK

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