document.write( "Question 451894: Help with this word problem please!
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document.write( " Bayside Insurance offers two health plan A, Giselle would have to pay the first $70 of her medical bills, plus 35% of the rest. Under plan B, Giselle would pa the first $200, but only 20% of the rest. For what amount of medical bills will plan B save Giselle money? Assume she has over $200 in bills.
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document.write( " Giselle would save with plan B if she had more than $? in bills.
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document.write( " (Round to the nearest whole number)
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document.write( "Thank you!!!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #310682 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Bayside Insurance offers two health \n" ); document.write( "plan A, Giselle would have to pay the first $70 of her medical bills, plus 35% of the rest. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "A(x) = 70 + 0.35(x-70) \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Under plan B, Giselle would pay the first $200, but only 20% of the rest. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "B(x) = 200 + 0.20(x-200) \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For what amount of medical bills will plan B save Giselle money? Assume she has over $200 in bills. \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Solve: 200+0.20(x-200) < 70+0.35(x-70) \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "200 + 0.20x-4 < 70 + 0.35x - 24.50 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "196 + 0.20x < 45.5 + 0.35x \n" ); document.write( "0.15x > 150.5 \n" ); document.write( "x > 1003 when rounded down to a whole number. \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Giselle would save with plan B if she had more than $1003 in bills. \n" ); document.write( " (Rounded to the nearest whole number) \n" ); document.write( "=========================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |