cell phonesYour parents just bought you a new cell phone, but since you are in Algebra 1 now, they are making you figure out which cell phone company to go with. Use the information in the chart below to find the total cost for each company per month.

Assume you will talk 500 minutes per month and text 100 times per month.

Company 1 Company 2 Company 3
$39 per month base cost $49 per month base cost $29 per month base cost
$0.15 for each minute above 300 minutes $0.18 for each minute above 400 minutes $0.22 for each minute above 250 minutes
$0.05 per text message $0.05 per text mess

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cell phonesYour parents just bought you a new cell phone, but since you are in Algebra 1 now, they are making you figure out which cell phone company to go with. Use the information in the chart below to find the total cost for each company per month.

Assume you will talk 500 minutes per month and text 100 times per month.

Company 1	Company 2	Company 3
$39 per month base cost	$49 per month base cost	$29 per month base cost
$0.15 for each minute above 300 minutes	$0.18 for each minute above 400 minutes	$0.22 for each minute above 250 minutes
$0.05 per text message	$0.05 per text mess