A cell phone company has a basic monthly plan of $40 plus $0.45 for any minutes used over 700.Before receiving his statement,Joh

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A cell phone company has a basic monthly plan of $40 plus $0.45 for any minutes used over 700.Before receiving his statement,Joh

n saw he was charged a total of $48.10.Write and solve an equation to determine how many minutes he must have used during the month.Write an equation without decimals

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Dimas [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-16T05:36:43+03:00

Dimas [21]3 years ago

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0.45M+40

The M stands for the amount of minutes he went over.

Crank · Answer 2 · 2022-04-16T07:04:48+03:00

40 + 0.45m = 48.10
400 + 4.5m = 481
4000 + 45m = 4810

45m = 810
m = 18

John used 18 minutes over 700 for the month. He used a total of 718 minutes.