In the Math Virtually Everywhere project you completed for this module, you learned all about cell phone plans. The best cell phone plan for a customer can vary based on how much they plan to talk. The plan that is the best deal for one customer may not be the best deal for another customer.
Types of cell phone plans:
a flat fee for unlimited calling.
a charge for every minute of talk.
a flat fee plus a charge for every minute of talk.
a flat fee that for a set number of minutes plus a charge for each additional minute.
In the project, you wrote and simplified expressions to find the best cell phone plans for customers based on their individual needs. You also wrote and solved equations to determine the number of talk minutes given a cell phone plan and total monthly bill.
Many services offer the option of charging by the hour or a flat fee, such as a limousine rental company. You could pay a flat fee to have a limo all night, you could pay by the hour, or you might be able to pay a flat fee for a certain number of hours, and then if you are having a really good time, pay by the hour to stay out longer!
Think about a time when you had to choose how to pay for something similar to the cell phone plan. Include your choices and how you came to a decision.
Choose an activity that you would like to do in the future (limo ride, hot air balloon ride, rent a recording studio, …) where the payment plan has options for either a flat fee or a pre-determined time frame. Explain what the choices are and how you would decide which option works best for you.
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