Answer:
300 minutes
Explanation:
Step one:
Given data
AT&T’s plan
monthly charge= $19.99
additional charge per minute= $0.35
let the number of minutes be x
let the total charges be
y=0.35x+19.99----------1
Verizon’s plan
monthly charge= $34.99
additional charge per minute= $0.3
let the number of minutes be x
let the total charges be
y=0.3x+34.99----------2
Step two:
equating the two equations above we have
0.35x+19.99=0.3x+34.99
collect like terms
0.35x-0.3x=34.99-19.99
0.05x=15
divide both sides by 0.05
x=15/0.05
x=300
For the two plans to cost the same, it will take 300 minutes