Question

Go Long Telephone Company charges a flat rate of $18.75 per month plus $0.18 per minute. To Call Telephone Company charges a flat rate of$12.51 per month plus $0.42 per minute. How many minutes would a customer need to use in order for the bill from Go Long and Via Call to be equal at the end of the month?

Answer 1

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Answer:

  26 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of minutes used. The charges will be equal when ...

  18.75 +0.18x = 12.51 +0.42x

  6.24 = 0.24x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 0.18x+12.51

  26 = x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 0.24

A customer using 26 minutes will receive the same bill from either company.