SOLUTION: The usual toll charge to use the Bingham tunnel is 50 cents. If you purchase a special sticker for $5.50, the toll is only 35 cents. At least how many trips through the tunnel ar

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Question 185522: The usual toll charge to use the Bingham tunnel is 50 cents. If you purchase a special sticker for $5.50, the toll is only 35 cents. At least how many trips through the tunnel are needed before the sticker costs less than paying for each trip separately?
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The usual toll charge to use the Bingham tunnel is 50 cents. If you purchase a special sticker for $5.50, the toll is only 35 cents. At least how many trips through the tunnel are needed before the sticker costs less than paying for each trip separately?
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Let "x" be number of trips thru the tunnel.
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INEQUALITY:
sticker costs < per trip cost
550 + 35x < 50x
15x > 550
x > 36 2/3
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# of trips must be at least 37
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Cheers,
Stan H.