Question

My town has two cell phone providers. The provider Don’tTalkMuch charge is $80 per month plus 1 dollar per hour the provider TalkLots charges $20 per month plus 4 dollars per hour how much do you have to use your phone in a month in order for Don’tTalkMuch’s much is a deal to be better for you?

Answer 1

The author have to use his/her phone less than 20 hours in a month in order for Don’tTalkMuch's is a deal to be better than TalkLots's is.

Explanation:

Call X is the number of hours that the author uses on monthly basis.

Total bill value if the author uses Don’tTalkMuch service is $80 + $1 X.

Total bill value if the author uses TalkLots service is $20 + $4X

The total fees between 2 providers equal as:

$80 + $1 X = $20 + $4X => 3X = $60 => X = 20

Hence: The author have to use his/her phone less than 20 hours in a month in order for Don’tTalkMuch's is a deal to be better than TalkLots's is.