Jimmy cell phone plan has been a base charge of $50 per month with an additional charge of 65 cents per app downloaded. Lisa cell phone plan has a base charge of $55 per month with an additional charge of 40 cents per app downloaded. How many apps will Jimmy and Lisa need to download for the bills to be the same?

20

Step-by-step explanation:

We write what we know.

Jimmy

$50/mo   app 65¢ or .65

Lisa

$55/mo   app 40¢ or .40

a = number of apps

The difference will come from the number of apps, a.

We need them to equal each other so let's write an equation.

$50 + .65a = $55 + .40a

We need to solve for a.

$50 + .65a = $55 + .40a     subtract $50 for each side.

$50 - $50 + .65a = $55 - $50 + .40a

.65a = $55 - $50 + .40a

.65a = $5 + .40a     subtract .40a from each side

.65a - .40a = $5 + .40a - .40a

.65a - .40a = $5

.25a = $5   Divide each side by .25

.25a/.25 = $5/.25

a = $5/.25

a = 20

So Jimmy and Lisa need to download 20 apps for their bill to be the same.

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