In an average month, Jaden sends 200 texts and talks for 100 minutes.
Using Plan A from last week's week 11 Quiz, this would have cost Jaden $40.
How much will it cost Jaden using Plan B instead, and which plan is cheaper for him? Reminder that Plan B charges a flat fee of $15 per month, then $.05 per text sent or minute used.
Responses
Plan B will cost $30, so Plan A is cheaper in this situation.
Plan B will cost $15, so Plan A is cheaper in this situation.
Plan B will cost $15, so Plan B is cheaper in this situation.
Plan B will cost $30, so Plan B is cheaper in this situation.
Plan B will cost $30, so Plan A is cheaper in this situation.
To calculate the cost of Plan B, we need to determine the total cost for texts and call minutes separately.
For texts:
Since Jaden sends 200 texts per month, he will be charged $0.05 per text. Therefore, the cost for texts on Plan B will be 200 * $0.05 = $10.
For call minutes:
Jaden talks for 100 minutes per month. Similarly, he will be charged $0.05 per minute for calls. Hence, the cost for call minutes on Plan B will be 100 * $0.05 = $5.
Adding the costs for texts and call minutes, we get $10 + $5 = $15.
Therefore, it will cost Jaden $15 using Plan B instead.
Comparing the costs for both plans, we find that Plan A costs $40 while Plan B costs $15.
Hence, Plan B is cheaper in this situation.
So, the correct response is: Plan B will cost $15, so Plan B is cheaper in this situation.
To find out how much it will cost Jaden using Plan B, we need to calculate the cost separately for both texts and minutes.
For texts, Jaden sends 200 texts, and Plan B charges $0.05 per text. So the cost for texts would be:
Cost for texts = Number of texts × Cost per text
= 200 texts × $0.05 per text
= $10
Next, for minutes, Jaden talks for 100 minutes, and Plan B charges $0.05 per minute. So the cost for minutes would be:
Cost for minutes = Number of minutes × Cost per minute
= 100 minutes × $0.05 per minute
= $5
Now, let's calculate the total cost for Jaden using Plan B:
Total cost for Plan B = Cost for texts + Cost for minutes
= $10 + $5
= $15
Therefore, it will cost Jaden $15 using Plan B.
Comparing the costs, we see that Plan A would cost Jaden $40, while Plan B would cost $15. Since $15 is less than $40, we can conclude that Plan B is cheaper for Jaden in this situation.
So, the correct response is:
Plan B will cost $15, so Plan B is cheaper in this situation.