SOLUTION: One checking plan charges $3 per month plus 12 cent per check. Another plan charges 24 cent per check. For how many checks per month are the costs of the two plans the same?

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Misc -> SOLUTION: One checking plan charges $3 per month plus 12 cent per check. Another plan charges 24 cent per check. For how many checks per month are the costs of the two plans the same?      Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


   



Question 183288: One checking plan charges $3 per month plus 12 cent per check. Another plan charges 24 cent per check. For how many checks per month are the costs of the two plans the same?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let c be the number of checks that must be written per month to make costs the same.
.24c=3+.12c
.12c=3
c=25
.
Ed