document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1156118>Question 1156118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this!  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mobile phone companies sometimes package their products to make them more attractive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to customers. If you average 365 minutes per month in talk time, which of these packages is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the better deal?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Upstart Package includes a free phone and 300 minutes. It will cost 12 cents per minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for each minute over the plan time. This package has a base rate of $41.95.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Newstart Package has a phone that costs $10 and has 350 minutes. It will cost 8 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "per minute for each minute over the plan time. This package has a base rate of $37.95 not including the phone. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #778944 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=778944\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you average 365 minutes per month in talk time, which of these packages is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the better deal?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Upstart Package includes a free phone and 300 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " It will cost 12 cents per minute for each minute over the plan time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " This package has a base rate of $41.95.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".12(365-300) + 41.95 = <BR>\n" );
document.write( ".12(65) + 41.95 = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.80 + 41.95 = $49.75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Newstart Package has a phone that costs $10 and has 350 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " It will cost 8 cents per minute for each minute over the plan time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " This package has a base rate of $37.95 not including the phone.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".08(365-350) + 10 + 37.95 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".08(15) + 47.95 = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.20 + 47.95 = $49.15 </SPAN>\n" );
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