SOLUTION: Need help solving this algebra problem: a long distance telephone call cost 10 cents for the first minute and 8 cents for e additional minute. the same call on long call systems co

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Question 317348: Need help solving this algebra problem: a long distance telephone call cost 10 cents for the first minute and 8 cents for e additional minute. the same call on long call systems cost 16 cents for the first minute and 6 cents for each additional minute. for what length phone calls is down east calling less expensive?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Plan A:10%2B8%2A%28t-1%29 where t is the length of the call, tmin=1.
Plan B:16%2B6%2A%28t-1%29
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Find t, such that Plan A > PlanB.
10%2B8%2A%28t-1%29%3E16%2B6%2A%28t-1%29
10%2B8t-8%3E16%2B6t-6
2%2B8t%3E10%2B6t
2t%3E8
t%3E4
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After 4 minutes, Plan B is less expensive than Plan A.