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Eric can choose Plan A or Plan B for his long distance charges. For each plan, cost (in dollars) depends on minutes used (per month) as shown below.

Eric can choose Plan A or Plan B for his long distance charges. For each plan, cost-example-1
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(a) Plan B, 8

  • At 150 minutes, Plan B costs $20 and Plan A costs $12.

(b) 250, Plan A

  • The costs are the same when the graphs intersect.
  • Before 250 minutes, the graph for Plan A is lower than the graph of Plan B, meaning the graph of Plan A will cost less.
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