Company A rents copiers for a monthly charge of $200 plus 10 cents per copy. Company B rents copiers for a monthly charge of $400 plus 5 cents per copy. What is the number of copies above which Company A's charges are the higher of the two?

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anonymous · Answer

A: 200+10x
B: 400+5x

200+10x = 400+5x (solve for X, which is the # of copies)
5x = 200
x = 40

king · Answer

no so answer is 41 copies as A charges should be higher than B charges........?

king · Answer

no not possible!

anonymous · Answer

you can test it by plugging in X = 41 (higher # of copies)

and you find that company A is now charging 610, while company B would only be charging 605. but at X = 40 copies, they are both charging 600!

king · Answer

its 10 cents not dollars!!!!

king · Answer

1 dollar=100 cents

anonymous · Answer

you're right, so X = 4000 copies, not 4.

anonymous · Answer

i mean 4000 not 40. sorry.

king · Answer

its 4001 copies

anonymous · Answer

anything ABOVE 4000 copies would result in A charging more, so the answer is 4000, not 4001.  look at exactly how the question is worded.

king · Answer

yeah moyo ure rite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

king · Answer

jeremy understood?