Question

Verizon company charges a $60 fee for unlimited calls and $0.15 per text, while AT&T charges $0.25 per text message and a $25 fee for unlimited calls. How many text messages would it take of both cell phone companies to be the same? And write an equation for each company.

a) Verizon: $60 + $0.15x; AT&T: $25 + $0.25x
b) Verizon: $25 + $0.25x; AT&T: $60 + $0.15x
c) Verizon: $60 + $0.25x; AT&T: $25 + $0.15x
d) Verizon: $25 + $0.15x; AT&T: $60 + $0.25x

Answer 1

To find the point at which the cost of text messages is the same for both Verizon and AT&T, we need to set up an equation and solve it. The equation is $60 + $0.15x = $25 + $0.25x, where x represents the number of text messages. Simplifying the equation, we find that it would take 350 text messages for the costs to be the same for both companies.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the point at which the cost of text messages is the same for both Verizon and AT&T, we need to set up an equation where the costs are equal:

Verizon: $60 + $0.15x

AT&T: $25 + $0.25x

Here, x represents the number of text messages.

To find out how many text messages it would take for the costs to be the same, we can set up the equation:

$60 + $0.15x = $25 + $0.25x

Simplifying the equation, we get:

$60 - $25 = $0.25x - $0.15x

$35 = $0.10x

Dividing both sides by $0.10, we get:

x = 350

So it would take 350 text messages for the costs to be the same for both companies.