Is that suppose to be the problem?
Bruce has a rope that is 21 feet long he needs to cut the rope into 1/5 long pieces.
The length of the rope = 21 feet
the length of each strip =
We need to cut the rope 21 feet into strips
To find the number of strips we divide 21 feet by the length of the strip
= = 105
105 strips can Bruce cut from his rope.
I got 34.8 i hope that helps . but use PEMDAS
Let x represent the number of minutes and y the cost. Then
y - 0.85 = (1.10 - 0.85)/(10 - 5) (x - 5)
y - 0.85 = 0.25/5 (x - 5) = 1/20 (x - 5) = 1/20 x - 1/4
y = 0.05x - 0.25 + 0.85 = 0.05x + 0.6
y = 0.05x + 0.6
The cost of 25 minutes = 0.05(25) + 0.6 = 1.25 + 0.6 = $1.85