Question

Movies Plus charges its customers a $10 monthly service fee plus $2 for each movie the customer rents. Movies For Less charges $3 for each movie but does not have a monthly service fee. The costs of renting movies during the same month is represented in the table below.

Which statement is true if 15 movies are rented from each company?


A)Movies For Less costs $5 more.

B)Movies Plus costs $5 more.

C)Movies Plus costs $6 more.

D)Each company charges the same amount.


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Answer 1

Answer: A) movies for less cost $5 more

Explanation:

10 × 3 =30

15 × 2= 30+10=40 movie plus

15 × 3= 45 movies for less

Answer 2

A)Movies For Less costs $5 more.

Explanation:

Movies Plus charges its customers a $10 monthly service fee plus $2 for each movie the customer rents.

So, 15 movies from this provider will cost =
`10+2(15)`

=>
`10+30=40` dollars.

Movies For Less charges $3 for each movie but does not have a monthly service fee.

So, 15 movies from this provider will cost =
`15*3=45` dollars.

Comparing both providers, we can see that Movies For Less charges $5 more than Movies Plus.

Therefore, option A is correct.