Company A rents copy machines for $300 a month plus $0.05 per copy. Company B charges $600 plus $0.0

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    Company A rents copy machines for $300 a month plus $0.05 per copy. Company B charges $600 plus $0.01 per copy. For which number of copies do the two companies charge the same amount?

    With c as the number of copies, we have:
    Company A Cost = 300 + 0.05c
    Company B Cost = 600 + 0.01c

    Set them equal to each other
    300 + 0.05c = 600 + 0.01c

    Use our equation solver to get:
    c = 7,500
     

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