SOLUTION: a bank offers two checking plans. The anywhere plan charges 30 cents per check. Th Accucheck plan costs $1.12 a month, plus 22 cents per check. For what number of checks will the A

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Question 238992: a bank offers two checking plans. The anywhere plan charges 30 cents per check. Th Accucheck plan costs $1.12 a month, plus 22 cents per check. For what number of checks will the Accucheck plan costs less than the Anywhere plan?
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a bank offers two checking plans. The anywhere plan charges 30 cents per check. Th Accucheck plan costs $1.12 a month, plus 22 cents per check. For what number of checks will the Accucheck plan costs less than the Anywhere plan?
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Strategy: determine where the two plans costs the same.
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Let x = number of checks written
then
.30x = .22x + 1.12
.08x = 1.12
x = 1.12/.08
x = 14
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Solution:
Accucheck plan costs less when you write MORE than 14 checks per month.