document.write( "Question 990282: Can you please help me do this equation?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You are choosing between two plans at a discount warehouse. Plan A offers an annual membership fee of $100 and you pay $80 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 list price. How many dollars of merchandise would you have to purchase in a year to pay the same amount under both plans and what will be the cost for each plan?
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\n" ); document.write( "x=cost of merchandise purchased
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\n" ); document.write( "For both plans to cost the same:
\n" ); document.write( "$100+0.80x=$40+0.90x
\n" ); document.write( "$60=0.10x
\n" ); document.write( "$600=x
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\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: You pay the same for either plan when
\n" ); document.write( "you purchase $600 worth of merchandise.
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