Question

Melissa has a choice of two phone plans.The first plan has a monthly
fee of $40 and charges $0.50 per additional peak minute over included
minutes. The second plan has a monthly fee of $50 and charges $0.25
per additional peak minute over an equal number of included minutes.
Graph the system of linear equations. Find the number of additional
peak minutes for which the second plan will be as cheap as the first,
and tell how much Melissa would pay for that month. You should have 2
answers for this question:the number of additional peak minutes and
the cost of the bill for that month. @ShadowLeg

Answer 1

@ShadowLegendX

Answer 2

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 3

were you able to figure out the equations?

Answer 4

Nope

Answer 5

".The first plan has a monthly
fee of $40 and charges $0.50 per additional peak minute over included
minutes."

so we start with $40 and add on bits of $0.50 for every additional minute. If x = # of minutes, then we'll have 40+0.50x

Answer 6

so the cost of the first plan (y) is

y = 40+0.50x

where x is the number of additional peak minutes

Answer 7

make sense?

Answer 8

Oh okay that make much more sense thank you so the second one would be y=.25x+50

Answer 9

correct

Answer 10

you have this system

y = 0.50x + 40
y = 0.25x + 50

Answer 11

you can solve it any way you like, but they want you to graph the two equations. You can do so by hand or use a graphing calculator

if you don't have a graphing calculator, you can use something like desmos

https://www.desmos.com/calculator/

Answer 12

where the two lines cross is where the solution is located

Answer 13

The part that got me confused is the like over included minutes. That part confused me

Answer 14

for plan 1, it seems like they charge $40 for the entire month and give you a set number of minutes. Those minutes are free

if you go over those minutes, they charge an additional $0.50 per minute

Answer 15

are you able to graph the two lines?

Answer 16

Yes I got it thank u!

Answer 17

you're welcome