Question

Ismael is comparing cell phone plans before upgrading his phone. Ameri-Mobile offers a low activation fee, but a high monthly payment. Cell-U-Later offers a lower monthly rate, but the activation fee is higher. Create a possible algebraic expression for both Ameri-Mobile and Cell-U-Later that shows the amount paid after an unknown amount of months have passed. Justify how you created those expressions and identify what each term and factor represents in terms of the cell phone plans.

Answer 1

Ameri-Mobile
Activation fee is $10...Monthly payment is $19 per month
A(t) is amount paid after t months
A(t) = 10 + 19t

Cell-U-Later
Activation fee is $25...Monthly payment is $12 per month
A(t) is amount paid after t months
A(t) = 25 + 12t

Answer 2

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