Trevor's dad decided to get him a cell phone for his birthday. Cell Plus has a plan that costs $24.00 per month plus an additional $0.06 per minute. Cell Best has a plan that costs $30.00 per month plus an additional $0.05 per minute. How many minutes can Trevor talk and both cell plans cost the same amount?

600

60

300

120

Question

Trevor's dad decided to get him a cell phone for his birthday. Cell Plus has a plan that costs $24.00 per month plus an additional $0.06 per minute. Cell Best has a plan that costs $30.00 per month plus an additional $0.05 per minute. How many minutes can Trevor talk and both cell plans cost the same amount?

600

60

300

120

anonymous · Answer

600 minutes

Convert $ to pennies and solve the following for x:
2400+6m=3000+5 m
m = 600