the international links long-distance phone company charges no monthly fee but charges 18 cents per minute for long-distance calls. the world connections long distance company charges $50 per month plus 10 cents per minute for long-distance calls. compare the world connections long-distance plan to that of international links. under what circumstances is it cheaper to use international links?How to explain my reasoning?

To compare the plans of International Links and World Connections, we need to determine under what circumstances it would be cheaper to use International Links.

To do so, we'll consider two different scenarios: a low usage scenario and a high usage scenario.

1. Low Usage Scenario:
Let's say you make minimal long-distance calls, for example, less than 277 minutes in a month (since 277 minutes multiplied by 18 cents/minute equals $50 - the cost of World Connections' plan). In this case, it would be cheaper to use International Links as they charge no monthly fee.

2. High Usage Scenario:
If you make more than 277 minutes of long-distance calls per month, World Connections' plan would become cheaper. The cost of International Links would increase with each minute, while World Connections' fixed monthly fee of $50 would remain the same.

To explain your reasoning, you can simply state that if your monthly long-distance usage is below 277 minutes, International Links would be cheaper as they don't have a monthly fee. However, if your usage exceeds 277 minutes, World Connections' plan becomes more economical due to the fixed monthly fee regardless of minutes used.

It would be less then the World because of the international and if you add the cost of how much it is the answer shows you that it's less.

Definitely International. Just looking at the problem, you would already agree that International is way cheaper.

the international links long-distance phone company charges no monthly fee but charges 18 cents per minute for long-distance calls. the world connections long distance company charges $50 per month plus 10 cents per minute for long-distance calls. After how many minutes will the plans cost the same?

.18x International Links

50 + .10x World Connections

.18x <50 + .10x

solve for x.

The inequality shows where International would be less than World.