The phone company charges Rachel 12 cents per minute for her long distance calls. A discount company

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    The phone company charges Rachel 12 cents per minute for her long distance calls. A discount company called Rachel and offered her long distance service for 1/2 cent per minute, but will charge a $46 monthly fee. How many minutes per month must Rachel talk on the phone to make the discount a better deal?

    Minutes Rachel talks = m
    Current plan cost = 0.12m
    New plan cost = 0.005m + 46

    Set new plan equal to current plan:
    0.005m + 46 = 0.12m

    Solve for m in the equation 0.005m + 46 = 0.12m

    Step 1: Group variables:
    We need to group our variables 0.005m and 0.12m. To do that, we subtract 0.12m from both sides
    0.005m + 46 - 0.12m = 0.12m - 0.12m

    Step 2: Cancel 0.12m on the right side:
    -0.115m + 46 = 0

    Step 3: Group constants:
    We need to group our constants 46 and 0. To do that, we subtract 46 from both sides
    -0.115m + 46 - 46 = 0 - 46

    Step 4: Cancel 46 on the left side:
    -0.115m = -46

    Step 5: Divide each side of the equation by -0.115
    -0.115m/-0.115 = -46/-0.115
    m = 400

    She must talk over 400 minutes for the new plan to be a better deal

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