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

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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, J

ohn 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. Show your work and explain your answer

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fgiga [73] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-15T13:43:01+03:00

fgiga [73]3 years ago

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Ok so we know he used over 700 because he was charged more than 40. Then we take the $8.10 and divide 0.45 into it. This then gives you 18 more minutes. Then add 18 to 700 and you get 718 min.