Movies Plus charges its customers an $8 monthly service fee, plus $2 for each movie the customer rents. Movies For Less charges $2.50 for each movie but does not have a monthly service fee. The costs of renting movies during the same month is represented in the table below.

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(4 points)
Number of

Movies

Movies Plus

(Cost in $)

Movies for Less

(Cost in $)

0 8 0
2 12 5
4 16 10
10 28
15



When purchasing 10 movies, Movies for Less cost
Movies Plus.

Answer 1

To find the cost for Movies Plus and Movies for Less when renting 10 movies, we can use their pricing structures.

Cost Calculation:

1. Movies Plus:

   • Monthly service fee: $8
   • Cost per movie: $2
   • Total cost for 10 movies: \[ \text{Total Cost} = \text{Service Fee} + (\text{Cost per Movie} \times \text{Number of Movies}) \] \[ = 8 + (2 \times 10) = 8 + 20 = 28 \]

2. Movies for Less:

   • Cost per movie: $2.50
   • Total cost for 10 movies: \[ \text{Total Cost} = \text{Cost per Movie} \times \text{Number of Movies} \] \[ = 2.50 \times 10 = 25 \]

So the costs are as follows:

• Movies Plus cost for 10 movies: $28
• Movies For Less cost for 10 movies: $25

Now, we compare the costs: When purchasing 10 movies, Movies for Less costs $3 less than Movies Plus.

You can fill in the values in the table you provided:

• For 10 movies:
  • Movies Plus: 28
  • Movies For Less: 25

In summary: When purchasing 10 movies, Movies for Less costs $3 less than Movies Plus.