SOLUTION: The fees for two advertisement companies is shown below. Company A Company B Flat rate of $3 plus 7 cents per word Flat rate of $1.50 plus 12 cents per word If an adverti

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Question 1151309: The fees for two advertisement companies is shown below.
Company A Company B
Flat rate of $3 plus 7 cents
per word
Flat rate of $1.50 plus
12 cents per word
If an advertisement contains x number of words, for what values of x is
Company A’s rates cheaper than Company B?
Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1, MathTherapy:
Answer by ikleyn(52830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The question is posed INCORRECTLY.

It should ask about COST of work --- not about the rates, that are given.



Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Company
Flat rate of $ plus cents per word.

Company
Flat rate of $ plus cents per word.


If an advertisement contains number of words, for what values of is Company ’s rates cheaper than Company ?
yes, Company ’s rates cheaper than Company : price per word= is less than price per word=

check:
Company A : if number of words is ,,


Company B:if ,



Answer by MathTherapy(10555)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The fees for two advertisement companies is shown below.
Company A Company B
Flat rate of $3 plus 7 cents
per word
Flat rate of $1.50 plus
12 cents per word
If an advertisement contains x number of words, for what values of x is
Company A’s rates cheaper than Company B?
The CORRECT inequality you're looking for is: .07x + 3 < .12x + 1.5

When solved, you should get x > 30, and so,  will result in Company A's cost being lower than Company B's!



@MATHLOVER has NO CLUE what she's doing so IGNORE her response! 

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