# Sandy is upgrading her Internet service. Fast Internet charges $15 for installation and$56.45 per month. Quick Internet has free installation but cha

Sandy is upgrading her Internet service. Fast Internet charges $15 for installation and$56.45 per month. Quick Internet has free installation but charges $58.95 per month. Complete the equation that can be used to find the number of months after which the Internet service would cost the same. Use the variable x to represent the number of months of Internet service purchased. You can still ask an expert for help Expert Community at Your Service • Live experts 24/7 • Questions are typically answered in as fast as 30 minutes • Personalized clear answers Solve your problem for the price of one coffee • Available 24/7 • Math expert for every subject • Pay only if we can solve it ## Expert Answer Dora Answered 2020-11-07 Author has 98 answers If xx represents the number of months and Fast Internet charges$56.45 per month, then the monthly cost for Fast Internet is 56.45x dollars. Since Fast Internet also charges a $15 installation fee, then the total cost for Fast Internet is $56.45x+15$ Since Quick Internet charged$58.95 per month, then the monthly cost for Quick Internet is 58.95x dollars. Since Quick Internet does not charge an installation fee, then the monthly cost and total cost are the same for Quick Internet. The total cost for Quick Internet is then 58.95x.
If the total costs of the two companies are the same, then $56.45x+15=58.95x$