Question

One high speed Internet provider has a $39 setup fee and charges $40 per month. Another

provider has a $60 setup and charges $30 per month. In how many months will the cost be the
same?

Answer 1

2.1 months

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of months

Set up expressions to represent the cost of each Internet provider

40x + 39 will represent the first one

30x + 60 will represent the other

Set these equal to each other and solve for x:

40x + 39 = 30x + 60

10x + 39 = 60

10x = 21

x = 2.1

So, the cost will be the same in 2.1 months