Question

Streaming movies from Company A costs $3 per movie plus a monthly fee of $9. Streaming movies from Company B costs $4 per movie with no monthly fee. The monthly cost to stream movies depends on the number of movies, m streamed. Which inequality represents the situation when the monthly cost at Company A is less than the monthly cost at Company B? A) 3m + 4 > 9m B) 3m + 9 < 4m C) 3m + 9 > 4m D) 3m + 4 < 9m

Answer 1

B) 3m + 9 < 4m

Explanation:

The cost of movies from Company A is ...

3m + 9 . . . . . . $3 per movie plus a $9 fee

The cost of movies from Company B is ...

4m . . . . . . . . . $4 per movie

The cost from A will be less than the cost from B when ...

3m +9 < 4m . . . . . . matches choice B