Jodie uses her college printer to print pages at the rate of $0.06 per page. She decides to rent a printer for $80 a year. The cost of printing using the rented printer is $0.02 per page.

Part A: Write an inequality that can be used to calculate the number of pages that Jodie should print in a year so that the amount she pays for the rented printer is less than the college printer. Define the variable used. (5 points)

Part B: How many pages should Jodie print in a year to justify renting the printer? Show your work. (5 points)

Question

Jodie uses her college printer to print pages at the rate of $0.06 per page. She decides to rent a printer for $80 a year. The cost of printing using the rented printer is $0.02 per page.

Part A: Write an inequality that can be used to calculate the number of pages that Jodie should print in a year so that the amount she pays for the rented printer is less than the college printer. Define the variable used. (5 points)

Part B: How many pages should Jodie print in a year to justify renting the printer? Show your work. (5 points)

anonymous · Answer

help plz

anonymous · Answer

subtract 0.06 by 0.02=0.04
so now you have 
0.04 per page versus 80.00 1 year cost
divide 80.00 by 0.04= 2,000 pages printed by printers to equal the same amount of money spent.