document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=30444>Question 30444</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ANASTACIA HAS A CHOICE BETWEEN TWO CELL PHONE PLANS, ONE PLAN HAS UNLIMITED MINUTES FOR A FLAT FEE OF $60 PER MONTH. THE OTHER PLAN IS $15 PER MONTH PLUS 30 CENTS. ANASTACIA CHOOSES THE PLAN WITH THE FLAT FEE OF $60 PER MONTH SO HOW MANY MINUTES DOES ANASTACIA PLAN ON USING HER PHONE EVERY MONTH? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #17096 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mbarugel><B>mbarugel(146)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mbarugel><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=17096\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's call X to the number of minutes Anastacia plans to use. If Anastacia takes the other plan, then the total fee she will pay is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15+%2B+0.30X ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15+%2B+0.30X\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, because she will pay $15 plus $0.30 per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Anastacia has chosen the $60 flat fee plan. That is because she expected this plan to be cheaper then the other one. So we have the inequality:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60+%3C+15+%2B+0.30X ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60+%3C+15+%2B+0.30X\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, solving for X,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60-15%3C0.30X ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60-15%3C0.30X\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45%3C0.30X ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45%3C0.30X\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45%2F0.30%3CX ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45%2F0.30%3CX\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=150%3CX ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"150%3CX\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We conclude that she is planning to use more then 150 minutes. If she planned to use less than that, then she should have chosen the non-flat plan<BR>\n" );
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