SOLUTION: You are choosing between two different prepaid cell phone plans. The first plan charges a rate of 28 cents per minute. The second plan charges a monthly fee of $19.25 plus 17 cents

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Question 1053594: You are choosing between two different prepaid cell phone plans. The first plan charges a rate of 28 cents per minute. The second plan charges a monthly fee of $19.25 plus 17 cents per minute. How many minutes would you have to use in a month in order for the second plan to be preferable?
You would have to use more than ________ minutes in a month.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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m = number of minutes

28m = 1925 + 17m
11m = 1925
m = 175