You are choosing between two different cell phone plans.
The first plan charges a rate of 21 cents per minute.
The second plan charges a monthly fee of $29.95 plus 8 cents per minute.
How many minutes would you have to use in a month in order for the second plan to be preferable?
Round up to the nearest whole minute.
21centminute×x=2995 cent+8centminute×x21centminute×x−8centminute×x=2995 cent(21−8)centminute×x=2995 cent13centminute×x=2995 centx=2995 cent13⋅minutecentx=299513 minutesx=230.38… minutesx=231 minutes
