document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=373823>Question 373823</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are choosing between two long distance telephone plans. Plan A has a monthly fee of $15 with a charge of $0.08 per minute for all long distance calls. Plan B has a monthly fee of $3.00 with a charge of $0.12 per minute for long distance calls. For how many minutes of long distance will the cost for the two plans be the same and what will be the cost of the plans? If make approximately  15 long distance calls per month averaging 30 minutes per call which plan should you select? explain?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #266026 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=266026\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are choosing between two long distance telephone plans. Plan A has a monthly fee of $15 with a charge of $0.08 per minute for all long distance calls. Plan B has a monthly fee of $3.00 with a charge of $0.12 per minute for long distance calls. For how many minutes of long distance will the cost for the two plans be the same and what will be the cost of the plans? If make approximately  15 long distance calls per month averaging 30 minutes per call which plan should you select? explain? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the time in minutes be t per month<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan A 15+0.08t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan B 3+0.12t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PLANS TO BE EQUAL<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15+0.08t=3+0.12t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.12t-0.08t=15-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.04t=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/0.04<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t= 12/0.04<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t= 300 minutes they will be equal..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plan A 15+0.08t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan B 3+0.12t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 calls 30 minutes each = 450 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plan A 15+0.08t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15+0.08*450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=15+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=$49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan B 3+0.12t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+0.12*450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+54=57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=$57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You know which to choose.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca\r<BR>\n" );
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