9.95 + .10m = 12.95 + .08m
Solve for m.
Two phone companies offer discount rates to students.
The first company wants $9.95 per month plus $.10 per minute for long distance calls.
The second company wants $12.95 per month plus $.08 per minute for long distance calls.
Write a linear equation describing the total cost, y, for x minutes of long distance calls from Company 1.
Write a linear equation describing the total cost, y, for x minutes of long distance calls from Company 2.
How many minutes of long-distance calls would it take for the cost of long-distance for both offers to be the same?
Which method did you use to solve this problem?
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