document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202719>Question 202719</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bayside Insurance offers two healths plan A, Giselle would have to pay the first $70 of her medical bills, plus 35% of the rest. Under plan B, Giselle would pa the first $240, but only 30% of the rest. For what amount of medical bills will plan B save Giselle money? Assume she has over $240 in bills. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Giselle would save with plan B if she had more than $? in bills.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose Giselle has $5000 medical bills.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan A would cost $ 70 + 0.35%  ($5000-$70)=($4930.00)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan B would cost $ 240 + 0.30    ($5000-$240)=($1668.00)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240+0.30(x-240)<70+0.35(x-70)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240+0.30x-72.00<70+0.35x-24.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "168.00+0.30x<45.50+0.35x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "168.00+0.30x-0.30x<45.50+0.35x-0.30x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "168.00<45.70+0.05x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "122.30<0.05x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2446< x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can anyone tell me if I got this one right? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you so much!!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #152900 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=152900\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the first part, you're on the right track. However, in the third to last step, you made a very silly typo which gave you the wrong answer. The term \"45.70\" should be \"45.50\" which would give you the answer of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3E2450 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3E2450\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So if her bills are more than $2,450, then she'll save with plan B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the second part, simply plug in 5000 in for x into both expressions to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plan A: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70%2B0.35%285000-70%29=70%2B0.35%284930%29=70%2B1725.5=1795.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70%2B0.35%285000-70%29=70%2B0.35%284930%29=70%2B1725.5=1795.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plan B: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=240%2B0.30%285000-240%29=240%2B0.30%284760%29=240%2B1428=1668 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"240%2B0.30%285000-240%29=240%2B0.30%284760%29=240%2B1428=1668\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So with a bill of $5,000, she pays $1,795.50 under plan A or $1,668 under plan B (this supports the answer to the first part)<BR>\n" );
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