Question

Your streaming service costs $20 for 3 months. Apply qualitative reasoning to predict the effect of your cost per month if the streaming service charges the same amount for fewer months?(1 point)
Responses

If the plan charges the same amount for fewer months, your cost per month would increase.
If the plan charges the same amount for fewer months, your cost per month would increase.

If the plan charges the same amount for fewer months, your cost per month would decrease.
If the plan charges the same amount for fewer months, your cost per month would decrease.

If the plan charges the same amount for fewer months, your cost per month would remain the same.
If the plan charges the same amount for fewer months, your cost per month would remain the same.

If the plan charges the same amount for fewer months, your cost per month would increase for 3 months and then return to the same cost.
If the plan charges the same amount for fewer months, your cost per month would increase for 3 months and then return to the same cost.

Answer 1

If the plan charges the same amount for fewer months, your cost per month would increase.

This is because the total cost ($20) remains the same, but the number of months decreases. When you divide the total cost by a smaller number of months, the result is a higher cost per month. For example, if the service were to charge $20 for 2 months instead of 3, the monthly cost would be $20/2 = $10 per month, which is higher than the original $20/3 = approximately $6.67 per month.