SOLUTION: Bayside insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A,Giselle would have to pay the first $110 dollars of her medical bills, plus 25% of the rest. Under plan B, Giselle would hav
Algebra.Com
Question 183080: Bayside insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A,Giselle would have to pay the first $110 dollars of her medical bills, plus 25% of the rest. Under plan B, Giselle would have to pay the first $190, but only 20% of the rest. For what amount medical bills will plan B save Giselle Money? Assume she has over $190 in bills.
Giselle would save with plan B if she had more than $____ in bills.
(round to the nearest whole number)
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, write the equations for each situation:
Where x = the excess cost cost medical bills.
Where x = the excess cost of medical bills.
You need to find the value of x for which B is less than A, so...
or...
Solve for x by subtracting 110 from both sides.
Now Subtract 0.2x from both sides.
Finally, divide both sides by 0.05
or
Giselle would save with plan B if she had more than $1600.00 + $190.00 = $1790.00 in medical bills.
RELATED QUESTIONS
bayside insurance offers two health plans. under plan a giselle have to pay the first... (answered by checkley77)
Bayside insurance offers two health plans. Under plan a, Giselle would have to pay the... (answered by mananth)
Bayside Insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A, Giselle would have to pay the... (answered by stanbon,solver91311)
Bayside Insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A, Giselle would have to pay the... (answered by solver91311)
Bayside insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A, Giselle would have to pay the... (answered by mananth)
Bayside insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A, Giselle would have to pay the... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Bayside Insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A, Giselle would have to pay the... (answered by Big Poop)
Bayside insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A, Giselle would have to pay the... (answered by richwmiller)
bayside insurance offers two health plans under plan A Giselle would have to pay $80 of... (answered by mananth)