Question

Using plan a beth paid $3.04 for 38 minutes of long distance for calling. Using plan b she paid $4.13 for 59 minutes. the unit for each which plan cost more per minute

Answer 1

So plan B is advantageous if you plan to use less than 286 minutes of long distance calls.

Explanation:

Let's call X to the number of minutes of long-distance calls you plan to make.

The cost of plan A is given by 25%2B0.05X

The cost of plan B is given by 5%2B0.12X

Plan B is advantageous when its cost is lower than plan A's. Therefore, we set the inequality

5%2B0.12X+%3C+25%2B0.05X

And then solve for X. This will give us the range of minutes for which B is more convenient.

Subtract 5 from both sides of the inequality to get:

0.12X+%3C+20%2B0.05X

Now subtract 0.05X:

0.12X+-+0.05X+%3C+20

0.07X%3C20

Finally, divide by 0.07 to get:

X+%3C+20%2F0.07

X++%3C+285.71

So plan B is advantageous if you plan to use less than 286 minutes of long distance calls.

I hope this helps!