document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=321330>Question 321330</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Company A rents copiers for a monthly charge of $200 plus 10 cents per copy. Company B rents copiers for a monthly charge of $400 plus 5 cents per copy. What is the number of copies above which Company A's charges are the higher of the two?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let thenumber of copies be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "company A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200+0.1x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Company B <BR>\n" );
document.write( "400+0.05x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200+0.1x= 400+0.05x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05x = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=200/0.05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 20000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After 20,000 copies company A becomes costly<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What is the number of copies above which Company A's charges are the higher of the two?  </SPAN>\n" );
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