SOLUTION: A cellular phone comanay charges a $27.95 monthly fee and $.12/min for local calls. Another company charges $12.95 a month and $.32/min for local calls. For what number of minutes

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Question 184504: A cellular phone comanay charges a $27.95 monthly fee and $.12/min for local calls. Another company charges $12.95 a month and $.32/min for local calls. For what number of minutes of local calls are the costs of the plans the same?
Answer by checkley77(12844)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
27.95+.12x=12.95+.32x
.12x-.32x=12.95-27.95
-.2x=-15
x=-15/-.2
x=75 miles will make the two plans tha same cost.
27.95+.12*75=12.95+.32*75
27.95+9=12.95+24
36.95=36.95

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