Question

Sandra uses her office fax machine to send fax at the rate of $0.10 per page. She decides to rent a fax machine for $80 a year. The cost of sending a fax using the rented machine is $0.06 per page.

Part A: Write an inequality that can be used to calculate the number of pages that Sandra should fax in a year so that the amount she pays for the rented machine is less than the office machine. Define the variable used.

Part B: How many pages should Sandra fax in a year to justify renting the fax machine? Show your work.

Answer 1

@Hero

Answer 2

x = pages faxed per year

0.06x + 80 < 0.10x

Answer 3

is this part a?

Answer 4

@jr89n, what do you think ?

Answer 5

yes it is but i still need help with part b and c

Answer 6

@Hero

Answer 7

For Part B, just solve the inequality. You haven't posted a Part C yet.

Answer 8

@Hero how do you solve it?