document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316885>Question 316885</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 $26 one-time activation fee and charges  7 cents a minute. The second plan has no activation fee and charges 12 cents a minute. After how many minutes of long distance calls will the costs of the two plans be equal? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = minutes used<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First plan:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".07t + 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second plan:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".12t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set the two equal to each other and solve for t:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".07t + 26 = .12t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26 = .05t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26/.05 = t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "520 minutes = t<BR>\n" );
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