document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1002629>Question 1002629</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Customers of a phone company can choose between two service plans for long distance calls. The first plan has no monthly fee but charges <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.16<BR>\n" );
document.write( " for each minute of calls. The second plan has a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$23<BR>\n" );
document.write( " monthly fee and charges an additional <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.12<BR>\n" );
document.write( " for each minute of calls. For how many minutes of calls will the costs of the two plans be equal?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #619538 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=619538\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the number of minutes, x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then set up the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".16x = 23 + .12x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract .12x and then divide and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".04x = 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 575 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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