SOLUTION: Bayside Insurance offers two health plans. Undeer Plan A, Giselle would have to pay the first $180 of her medical bills, plus 25% of the rest. Under plan B, Giselle would have to p

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Question 550201: Bayside Insurance offers two health plans. Undeer Plan A, Giselle would have to pay the first $180 of her medical bills, plus 25% of the rest. Under plan B, Giselle would have to pay $250, but only 20% of the rest. For what amount of medical bills will plan B save Giselle moneey? Assume she has over $250 in bills. (Round to the nearest whole number.)
Answer by mananth(16949) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the bill amount be x
Plan A 180 + 0.25 x
Plan B= 250 + 0.20 x
Plan B < Plan A
250+0.25(x-250)<180+0.25(x-180 )
250+0.20x-62.5 <180+0.25x-45
250-180 -62.5+45<0.25x-0.2x
52.5 < 0.05 x
1050 < x
x should be greater than $1050