Question

Eddie found a store that sells cell phone cases for $18.50 plus $0.15 per letter engraved on the case. A second store sells cases for $18.00 plus $0.25 per letter engraved on the case. How many letters would Eddie have to engrave on his case for it to cost the same at either store?

Answer 1

5 letters

Explanation:

Let x = the number of letters engraved.

For the first store, the cost can be written as (18.50 + 0.15x).

For the second store, the cost can be written as (18 + 0.25x).

For the cost and value of x to be the same, let them equal eachother and evaluate x:

18.5 + 0.15x = 18 + 0.25

0.1x = 0.5

∴x=5