Answer:

Explanation:
Given
Phone R-Us= $16.95 + $0.05 per SMS
Awesome Wireless = $22.95 + $0.02 per SMS
Required
Determine the number of SMS such that Awesome Wireless is greater or equal to Phone R-Us
Represent the SMS with S
For Phone R-Us, we have:

For Awesome Wireless, we have:

For Awesome Wireless is greater or equal to Phone R-Us, we have:

Collect Like Terms


Solve for S


Hence: for Awesome Wireless to cost more or equal to Phone R-Us, the number of SMS must not exceed 200