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Cell Phone Problem Worksheets

Cell Phone Problem

Pay-2-Much Wireless wants its customers to purchase a phone

plan that will generate the most revenue for the company.

Customers want to pick the most economical plan to meet

their needs.

You are a customer-advocate mathematician. Three of your

friends have asked for your help in selecting the best plan for

each of their needs. Below are the three plans that Pay-2-

Much Wireless provides before tax.

Economy Plan

Talker Plan

Chatterbox

Plan

Monthly Service

$20

$40

$100

Charge **

Per Minute Rate

$0.50

$0.20

No Charge

** The Monthly charge does not include any airtime.

Here’s the projected cellular phone airtime use for each of your

friends:

 Your friend Quinterra will need to average 700 minutes of

airtime per month.

 Your friend Yancey will need on average 160 minutes of airtime

per month

 Your friend Ashley will need on average 40 minutes of airtime per

month.

Using the multiple-way (Graphs, numbers, words, and symbols/equations),

recommend which of the three plans your friends should subscribe to. You must

support your recommendations with the mathematical information from your

analysis.

Created by UCLA Department of Math and Teaching – modified by Nicole Kim

Cell Phone Problem Worksheets