document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262776>Question 262776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Customers of a phone company can choose between two service plans for long distance calls. The first plan has a $20 one-time activation fee and charges 13 cents a minute. The second plan has no activation fee and charges 17 cents a minute. After how many minutes of long distance calls will the costs of the two plans be equal?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193642 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pinklipgloss2007><B>pinklipgloss2007(6)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pinklipgloss2007><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=pinklipgloss2007><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=193642\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Set the two equations equal to each other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20+0.13m=0.17m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 0.13m from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You get 20=0.04m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 0.04m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500=m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So after 500 minutes, the phone plans should be equal. </SPAN>\n" );
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