<u>Use the distributive property to solve. Multiply the two by every term in the parentheses and then combine alike terms.</u>
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its x<-2
Part A: c for cost. c=0.31m+0.5
0.31m is the cost per minute. 0.5 is cost per call.
Part B: 0.31m+0.5=5.15 to solve we must rearrange.
subtract 0.5 from each side giving us 0.31m=4.85
divide by 0.31 giving us m=15.65