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The current rate is simply equal to $175 per month, let us call this as rate A:
A = 175
The new rate is $94 plus $4.50 per devices, let us call this as rate B:
B = 94 + 4.50 x
where x is the number of devices connected to the network
The inequality equation for us to find x which the new plan is less than current plan is:
94 + 4.50 x < 175
Solving for x:
4.50 x < 81
x < 18
So the number of devices must be less than 18.
- From the graph, we can actually see that the new rate intersects the current rate at number of devices equal to 18. So it should really be below 18 devices.

The number of devices connected should be less than 18 (1 to 17 devices) so that the new charges will be less than the old charge.
Given:
The old monthly charge for internet service per household is $175.
The new charges include a fixed pay of $94 plus $4.50 per connected device.
Let x be the number of connected devices.
So, the new charges can be written mathematically as,
[tex]C=94+4.5x[/tex]
Now, the new charge should be less than the old charge. This condition can be written as,
[tex]C=94+4.5x<175\\4.5x<81\\x<18[/tex]
So, the number of devices connected should be less than 18 (1 to 17 devices) so that the new charges will be less than the old charge.
See the attached graph.
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