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The table shows how three cell phone companies charge for minutes.

Cell Phone Plan Comparison
Company Number of Minutes per Month
100 200 500 1200
Mobile Plus $20 $30 $40 $50
Cellular Prime $10 $20 $50 $60
Nation Mobile $5 $10 $25 $60
For which company or companies is there a proportional relationship between the number of minutes and the monthly cost?
A
Mobile Plus only
B
Nation Mobile only
С.
Nation Mobile and Cellular Prime

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The answer to this question is A
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Final answer:

Nation Mobile is the only company that maintains a constant rate, hence has a proportional relationship between the number of minutes and the monthly cost.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine which company or companies have a proportional relationship between the number of minutes and the monthly cost, we must look at the rates provided by each company for different amounts of minutes. A proportional relationship exists when the rate or ratio between two quantities is constant. We can calculate this by dividing the cost by the number of minutes for each plan.

  • Mobile Plus: $20/100, $30/200, $40/500, $50/1200.
  • Cellular Prime: $10/100, $20/200, $50/500, $60/1200.
  • Nation Mobile: $5/100, $10/200, $25/500, $60/1200.

By examining these calculations, we can determine if the ratios remain consistent for each company:

  • Mobile Plus: $0.20, $0.15, $0.08, $0.04167.
  • Cellular Prime: $0.10, $0.10, $0.10, $0.05.
  • Nation Mobile: $0.05, $0.05, $0.05, $0.05.

Based on the computed rates, only Nation Mobile maintains a constant rate throughout all the minute brackets, indicating a proportional relationship between the number of minutes and the cost.

Therefore, the answer to the question is: B. Nation Mobile only.