You are choosing between two telephone plans.

Question

Plan A has a monthly fee of $15 with a charge of $0.08 per minute for all calls. Plan B has a monthly fee of $3 with a charge of $0.12 per minute for all calls. How many calling minutes in a month make plan A the better deal?

Answer 1

Let x = the number of calls

15 + .08x < 3 + .12x

-.04x < -12

x > 300 calls