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In 2006, AT&T advertised a “one rate” plan for long distance customers in New Mexico,...

In 2006, AT&T advertised a “one rate” plan for long distance customers in New Mexico, with a $3.95 monthly fee and long distance calls charged at 7¢ per minute. A competing company, Qwest, offered a “15¢ Single Rate Plan” for long distance, which featured a 99-cent monthly fee and a charge of 15¢ per minute for calls.

a. Find a linear function model A(t) = … that gives the monthly cost of AT&T long distance service as a function of t the monthly cost of the AT&T long distance if the customer uses 1 hour of long distance time?


c. Find a linear function model Q(t) = … that gives the monthly cost of Qwest l number of minutes used.


b. How much is theong distance service as a function of t. the number of minutes used.


d. How much is the monthly cost of the Qwest long distance if the customer uses 1 hour of long distance time?


e. When is it cheaper to use the AT&T plan, and when is it cheaper to use the Qwest plan?

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