document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047023>Question 1047023</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 $0.12 for each minute of calls. The second plan has $18 monthly fee and charges an additional $0.08 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 #662646 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=662646\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n be the minutes of phone use. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".12n=18+.08n<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".04n=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=450 minutes of phone use before the plans are equal. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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