Two cell phone companies charge a flat fee plus an added cost for each minute or part of a minute used. The cost is represented by C and the number of minutes is represented by t. Call-More: C = 0.40t + 25 Talk-Now: C = 0.15t + 40

The call more is cheaper than talk-now.

Step-by-step explanation:

The companies charge a flat fee plus an added cost for each minute or part of a minute used for two companies are as follows :

Call-More: C = 0.40t + 25 Talk-Now: C = 0.15t + 40

We need to find which company is cheaper if a customer talks for 50 minutes.

For call more,

C = 0.40(50) + 25 = 45 units

For talk-now,

C = 0.15(50) + 40 = 47.5 units

So, it can be seen that call more is cheaper than talk-now.

starting with:    

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7   

5 + x - 12 - x = 2x - 7 - x (subtract x from both sides)   

5 - 12 = x - 7 (combine and cancel x's from both sides)   

5 - 12 + 7 = x - 7 + 7 (add 7 to both sides)   

0 = x (add numbers together on both sides)       

so in order for the equation to be true, x must be 0.   

trying x = -0.5   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = 2(-0.5) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = -1 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7.5 = -8 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7.5 is obviously not equal to -8, the value of -0.5 for x is wrong.   

trying x = 0   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 2(0) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 0 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7 = -7 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7 equals -7, that demonstrates that the value of 0 for x is correct.   

trying x = 1   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2(1) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-6 = -5 (did addition on both sides)       

since -6 is obviously not equal to -5, the value of 1 for x is wrong.