Problema Solution
yearly membership with online music club costs is $48 members pay $0.99 per song to download music. nonmembers may download songs for $1.29.at what point does the costs for members and nonmembers are equal
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let 'x' represent the number of songs for which the costs for members and nonmembers are equal
for x songs a member will pay: 48 + 0.99x
for x songs a nonmember will pay: 1.29x
the costs for members and nonmembers are equal means:
48 + 0.99x = 1.29x
by solving we find
x = 160 songs
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for 160 songs the costs for members and nonmembers are equal.