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

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

anonymous · Answer

Part A: 80+0.02x<0.06
x is the number of pages printed
Part B: solve for x and the answer should be 2000

anonymous · Answer

thnx :)