document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=410793>Question 410793</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are choosing between tow plans at a discount warehouse.  Plan A offers an annual membership fee of $300 and you pay 70% of the manufacturer’s recommended list price.  Plan B offers an annual membership fee of $40 and you pay 90% of the manufacturer’s recommended listed price.  How many dollars of merchandise would you have to purchase in a year to pay the same amount under both plans?  What will be the cost of each plan?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I was absent the day of class and basically I was told by a class mate to take both plan A and plan B, set them equal to each other and solve. Also Prove. I do not have the text book, money is short for me now. Please help. A step by step action so I can go about the rest of this homework.   Thank you :)! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #288798 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=288798\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are choosing between two plans at a discount warehouse. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan A offers an annual membership fee of $300 and you pay 70% of the manufacturer’s recommended list price. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(x) = 300 + 0.7x where x is cost of purchased products.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plan B offers an annual membership fee of $40 and you pay 90% of the   cost of purchased products. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B(x) = 40 + 0.90x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many dollars of merchandise would you have to purchase in a year to pay the same amount under both plans? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300 + 0.70x = 40 + 0.90x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.20x = 260<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = $1300<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What will be the cost of each plan?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(1300) = 300+ 0.7*1300 = $1210<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B(1300) = 40 + 0.9*1300 = $1210<BR>\n" );
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