SOLUTION: you are choosing between two long-distance telephone plans. Plan A has a monthly fee of $15 with a charge of $0.08 per minute for all long distance calls. Plan B as a monthly fee o

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Question 268523: you are choosing between two long-distance telephone plans. Plan A has a monthly fee of $15 with a charge of $0.08 per minute for all long distance calls. Plan B as a monthly fee of $3 with a charge of $0.12 per minute for all long distance calls. How many minutes of long-distance calls in a month will make Plan A a better deal?
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c=15+.08m
c=3+.12m
c=39 m=300
after 300 minutes when the cost is $39 plan a is cheaper
15+.08*300=15+24=39
3*.12*300=3+36=39