Problema Solution
Customers of a phone company can choose between two service plans for long distance calls. The first plan has a
$
14
monthly fee and charges an additional
$
0.18
for each minute of calls. The second plan has a
$
22
monthly fee and charges an additional
$
0.14
for each minute of calls. For how many minutes of calls will the costs of the two plans be equal?
Answer provided by our tutors
let
x = the number of minutes for which the costs of the two plans will be equal:
14 + 0.18x = 22 + 0.14x
by solving we find:
x = 200 min
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for 200 minutes the cost of the two plans will be equal.