document.write( "Question 269262: Customers of a phone company can choose between two service plans for long distance calls. The first plan has a $30 one-time activation fee and charges .09 cents a minute. The second plan has no activation fee and charges .14 cents a minute. After how many minutes of long distance calls will the costs of the two plans be equal?
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Let \"m\" = number of minutes used
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"c\" = cost of plan
\n" ); document.write( "1st plan:
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5B1%5D+=+30+%2B+.09m\"
\n" ); document.write( "2nd plan:
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5B2%5D+=+.14m\"
\n" ); document.write( "The 2 costs are the same when
\n" ); document.write( "\"30+%2B+.09m+=+.14m\"
\n" ); document.write( "\".05m+=+30\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+600\"
\n" ); document.write( "after 600 min the costs of the plans are the same
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5B1%5D+=+30+%2B+.09m\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5B1%5D+=+30+%2B+54\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5B1%5D+=+84\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5B2%5D+=+.14m\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5B2%5D+=+84\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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