SOLUTION: The fees for two advertisement companies is shown below. Company A Company B Flat rate of $3 plus 7 cents per word Flat rate of $1.50 plus 12 cents per word If an adverti

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Question 1151309: The fees for two advertisement companies is shown below.
Company A Company B
Flat rate of $3 plus 7 cents
per word
Flat rate of $1.50 plus
12 cents per word
If an advertisement contains x number of words, for what values of x is
Company A’s rates cheaper than Company B?
Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1, MathTherapy:
Answer by ikleyn(52818) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The question is posed INCORRECTLY.

It should ask about COST of work --- not about the rates, that are given.



Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Company A+
Flat rate of $3 plus 7 cents per word.
f%28x%29=7x%2B3
Company B
Flat rate of $1.50 plus 12 cents per word.
f%28x%29=12x%2B1.50

If an advertisement contains x number of words, for what values of x is Company A’s rates cheaper than Company B?
yes, Company A’s rates cheaper than Company B: price per word= 7 is less than price per word=12

check:
Company A : if number of words is x=10,x=30,
f%28x%29=7%2A10%2B3=73
f%28x%29=7%2A30%2B3=213
Company B:if x=10,x=30
f%28x%29=12%2A10%2B1.50=121.50
f%28x%29=12%2A30%2B1.50=361.50

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The fees for two advertisement companies is shown below.
Company A Company B
Flat rate of $3 plus 7 cents
per word
Flat rate of $1.50 plus
12 cents per word
If an advertisement contains x number of words, for what values of x is
Company A’s rates cheaper than Company B?
The CORRECT inequality you're looking for is: .07x + 3 < .12x + 1.5

When solved, you should get x > 30, and so, highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+more%2C+than%2C+30%2C+words%29%29 will result in Company A's cost being lower than Company B's!



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