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Dominic is deciding between two different movie streaming sites to subscribe to. Plan A costs $27 per month plus $3 per movie watched. Plan B costs $35 per month plus $1 per movie watched. Let

A
A represent the monthly cost of Plan A if Dominic watches
x
x per month, and let
B
B represent the monthly cost of Plan B if Dominic watches
x
x movies per month. Write an equation for each situation, in terms of
x
,
x, and determine the interval of movies watched,
x
,
x, for which Plan A is cheaper than Plan B

Dominic is deciding between two different movie streaming sites to subscribe to. Plan-example-1

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27+3x < 35+1x
subtract 27 from both sides
3x < 8+ 1x
subtract 1x from both sides
2x < 8
divide by 2
x <4
Plan A is cheaper if less than 4 movies are rented
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