Bayside insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A, Giselle would have to p

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Bayside insurance offers two health plans. Under plan A, Giselle would have to pay the first $100 of her medical bills, plus 35% of the rest. Under plan B, Giselle would pay the first $110 but only 20% of the rest. For what amount of medical bills will plan B save Giselle money? assume she has over $110 in bills.


Giselle would save with plan B if she had more than $____ in bills.
( round to the nearest whole number)

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Bayside Insurance offers two health plan A, Giselle would have to pay the first $100 of her medical bills, plus 25% of the rest. Under plan B, Giselle would pa the first $110, but only 20% of the rest. For what amount of medical bills will plan B save Giselle money? Assume she has over $110 in bills. Giselle would save with plan B if she had more than $? in bills. (Round to the nearest whole number) ------------------------------------ Let "x" be the amount of the bills. Plan A: A(x) = 100 + 0.25x Plan B: B(x) = 110 + 0.20x ------------------------------ For what amount of medical bills will plan B save Giselle money? 110 + 0.20x < 100 + 0.25x 0.05x > 10 (5/100)x > 10 x > (100/5)*10 x > $200 -----------------------------------------------

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