document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146935>Question 146935</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bayside insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A Giselle would have to pay the first $200.00 of her medical bills, plus 40% of the rest. Under plan B, Giselle would pay the first $240.00m but only 35% of the rest. For what amount of medical bills will plan B save Giselle money? Assume she has over $240.00 in bills.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Giselle would save with plan B if she had more than $? in bills. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #107634 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=BrittanyM><B>BrittanyM(80)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=BrittanyM><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=107634\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, let's set up some equations to model the insurance prices.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Under plan A, Giselle is going to pay the first $200 and then forty percent of the bill.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = .4C + 200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And plan B requires that she pay $240 as well as thirty-five percent of the bill.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B = .35C + 240\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In order to find what values of C make B a better plan, we must first find the value for C at which both plans are equal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We will do this by setting the equations equal to one another and then solving for C.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".4C + 200 = .35C + 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05C = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 800\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With this value, we can determine that any value of C greater than 800 will make Plan B a better deal for Giselle.<BR>\n" );
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