SOLUTION: a cell phone company charges a monthly fee of $35 plus .05 per minute. Another company does NOT charge a monthly fee but charges .25 per minute. For how many minutes is the cost of
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Question 931891: a cell phone company charges a monthly fee of $35 plus .05 per minute. Another company does NOT charge a monthly fee but charges .25 per minute. For how many minutes is the cost of the plans the same?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y = 0.05x + 35
y = 0.25x
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equate the costs of the two plans:
0.05x + 35 = 0.25x
0.20x = 35
x = 35/0.20
x = 175
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answer:
at 175 minutes the costs of the two plans are the same
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