Question

A cell phone company charges a monthly fee plus $0.25 for each text message the monthly fee is $30.00 and you owe $59.50 how many text message did I you have?how we write that in equation

Answer 1

You received 118 text messages you can write it

30.00+0.25(t)=59.50

Answer 2

59.50=30+.25x

And then solve for x.
59.5-30=.25x
29.5=.25x
(29.5/.25)=x

So x=118, or 118 text messages.