Cost of month plan = $40
Cost of minutes used = $0.45 after 700 minutes
Total cost = $48.10
Let x be the total minutes used
Total cost = 40 + 0.45(x - 700)
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Form the equation and solve x
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40 + 0.45(x - 700) = 48.10
40 + 0.45x - 315 = 48.10
0.45x - 275 = 48.10
0.45x = 48.10 + 275
0.45x = 323.10
x = 323.10 ÷ 0.45
x = 718
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Answer: John had used 718 mins this month
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ANSWER
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EXPLANATION
Use the quadratic formula since the equation doesn't factorize not simplify by 3
Given:
The radius of the cone = 14 ft
The slant height of the cone = 27 ft
To find the lateral surface area and the total surface area of the given cone.
Formula
The lateral surface area of the cone is
and
The total surface area of the cone is

where,
r be the radius and
l be the slant height of the cone.
Now
Taking r = 14 and l = 27 we get
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or,
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Again,
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or,
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Hence,
The lateral surface area of the cone is 1187.5 sq ft and the total surface area of the cone is 1803.3 sq ft. Option C.