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)

Answer 1

@bloopman

Answer 2

I got part a down its .06x> 80+.2x i just dont get part b

Answer 3

you basically just solve for x to determine which values would allow that equation to be true

Answer 4

so subtract .2x from both sides then divide by the coefficient of x

Answer 5

.04x>80>

Answer 6

i put an extra >

Answer 7

um
.06 - .2 is not .04 :P

Answer 8

lol its supposed to be -.02

Answer 9

.06 - .2 is -.14

Answer 10

so i got 2000=x
Is that right?

Answer 11

@bloopman