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a cellular phone company charges a $27.95 monthly fee and $.12/min for local calls. another company charges $12.95 a month and $.32/min for local calls for what number of minutes of local calls are the costs of the plans the same
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Let 'x' represent the number of minutes.
For x minutes the first company will charge: 27.95 + 0.12x
For x minutes the second company will charge: 12.95 + 0.32x
We need to find x so that the cost is the same no mater the company:
27.95 + 0.12x = 12.95 + 0.32x
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x = 75 min
The cost is the same for 75 minutes of local calls.