A cell phone provider offers a plan that costs $30 per month plus $.20 per text message sent or received. A comparable plan cost $50 per month but offers unlimited text messaging. How many text messages would have to be sent or received in order for the plans to cost the same each month?

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Jade

Mathematics

20 November, 01:43

A cell phone provider offers a plan that costs $30 per month plus $.20 per text message sent or received. A comparable plan cost $50 per month but offers unlimited text messaging. How many text messages would have to be sent or received in order for the plans to cost the same each month?

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Royce Sharp · Answer 1

Royce Sharp 20 November, 01:45

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30+0.20x=50

0.20x=20

x = 100 texts

Gavin Chapman · Answer 2

One text message sent or recieved

$50 per month

$30 per month

50 - 30 = 20

It is 20$ per text in the first plan there for one text either sent or recieven would make the first plan 50$ making the plans equal in cost