SOLUTION: Hello, Snyder Cable Company has no installation fee, but has a monthly fee of $60. Butler Cable Company has a $100 installation fee and a monthly fee of $40. After how many mo

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Question 1029794: Hello,
Snyder Cable Company has no installation fee, but has a monthly fee of $60.
Butler Cable Company has a $100 installation fee and a monthly fee of $40.
After how many months will my monthly fee be the same? How do I figure this?
Thank you!
Phoebe

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the monthly fee
Let = the number of months of cable use
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For Snyder Cable Co.

For Butler Cable Co:

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Set the monthly fees equal to each other



After 5 months the fees are the same
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check answer:



and



OK
Here are x-y plots for the 2 companies:

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