SOLUTION: Bayside Insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A, Gisselle would have to pay the first $90.00 of her medical bills, plus 40% of the rest. Under plan B, Giselle would pay th

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Question 449203: Bayside Insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A, Gisselle would have to pay the first $90.00 of her medical bills, plus 40% of the rest. Under plan B, Giselle would pay the first $130, but only 30% of the rest. For what amount of medical bills will plan B save Giselle money? Assume she has over $130 in bills. How much would Giselle save with plan B is she more than x in bills?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = amount she has to pay under plan A
Let = amount she has to pay under plan B
Let = total amount of her medical bills
given:
plan A:


plan B:


First I need to find the amount of bills for which





If the bills are over $370, plan B costs less than plan A
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The 2nd part want you to find and solve for
Savings =
Savings =
Savings =
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Here's a graph of the 2 plans:


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