Question

A telephone company charges initially $0.50 and then $0.11 for every minute. Write an expression that gives the cost of a call that lasts N minutes.

Answer 1

Hello!

They charge $0.11 per minute
N represents the amount of minutes

This can be represented by 0.11n

They charge initially $0.50

This means they add $0.50 to you cost

The answer is 0.11n + 0.50

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