Wonderful Wireless Plan Expression

Talk-A-lot Plan
$40 monthly fee
40+0.4(m-300)
Includes 300 minutes!
($0.40 per additional minute)
Non-Stop Talk Plan
$90 0m+90 or just 90
Includes unlimited minutes!
Communicator Plan
$15 monthly fee
15+0.45m
and
$0.45 per minute
By-The-Minute Plan
$0.30 per minute m = .30a
No monthly fee!!!

2.
Complete the table below for each customer. Find the total monthly cost the customer
will pay for his or her estimated talk time. Show your work within the table. Then state
the best plan for each customer.
Cheryl Latisha Juan
What’s the Best
Estimated Talk Time: Estimated Talk Time: Estimated Talk Time:
Plan?
125 minutes 250 minutes 600 minutes
Talk-A-Lot
Non-Stop Talk
Communicator
By-The-Minute
Best Plan

3.
Paula has the Communicator plan. In September, her bill was $69.00.
a.
Write and solve an equation to determine the number of minutes Paula talked in
September. Show your work.
b.
How many minutes did Paula talk in September?

4.
Omar has the Talk-A-Lot plan. In September, his bill was $168.00.
a.
Write and solve an equation to determine the number of minutes Omar talked in
September. Show your work.

b.
How many minutes (altogether) did Omar talk in September?

5.
Craig has the By-The-Minute plan. In November, his bill was $42.00. What would
Craig’s bill have been if he had used the Communicator plan? Explain how you know.
Based on his November bill, should Craig switch to the Communicator plan?