Checking account A charges a monthly service fee of $2 and a per-check fee of $0.30, while checking account B charges a monthly service fee of $3 and a per-check fee of $0.20. How many checks would a person have to write for the two accounts to cost the same? A. 20 B. 10 C. 0 D. 31

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Jazmyn Fritz

15 February, 22:25

Checking account A charges a monthly service fee of $2 and a per-check fee of $0.30, while checking account B charges a monthly service fee of $3 and a per-check fee of $0.20. How many checks would a person have to write for the two accounts to cost the same? A. 20 B. 10 C. 0 D. 31

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Alec Martinez · Answer 1

The answer would be 10 checks

1.) set the equations equal to each other: 2x+.30=3x+.20

2.) subtract. 20 : 2x +.10=3x

3.) subtract 2x:.10 = 1x

4.) divide by. 10 and you get 10