SOLUTION: Copy Cats charges a $21 surcharge for a batch of colored copies plus $0.15 per page. Heritage Printing charges a $25.50 surcharge for a batch of colored copies plus $0.12 per page.

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Question 636902: Copy Cats charges a $21 surcharge for a batch of colored copies plus $0.15 per page. Heritage Printing charges a $25.50 surcharge for a batch of colored copies plus $0.12 per page. How many pages of colored copies would make Heritage Printing cheaper than Copy Cats?
Answer by graphmatics(170) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the number of pages to be copied. Then:
25.50+.12*x<21+.15*x
.12*x-.15*x<21-25.50
-.03*x<-4.5
x>-4.5/-.03
x>150
So if more than 150 pages are required Heritage Printing will be cheaper than Copy Cats.