document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=692956>Question 692956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ABC phone company charges $24 per month plus 3 cents per minute of phone calls. XYZ phone company charges $12 per month plus 5 cents per minute of phone calls. how many minutes of phones calls should be made each month to make XYZ phone company a better deal?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. <600 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. >60 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. >600 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. <60 min </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #427163 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><B>fcabanski(1391)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><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=427163\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can plug in answer choices to see which is best.  That would take some time.  Or you can set up an equation.  For ABC the fee is 24 + .03x where x is the number of minutes.  For XYZ it's 12+.05x where x is the number of minutes.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "XYZ is a better deal when it's cheaper, or less than, ABC.  So solve for x in 12+.05x < 24+.03x  (Subtract 12 from both sides and subtract ,03x from both sides.)<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".02x < 12  (divide both sides by .02) ---> x < 600\r<BR>\n" );
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