Question

A local telephone company offers a long-distance telephone plan that charges $5.25 per month and $0.08 per minute of calling time. This expression 0.08t +5.25 represents the monthly long-distance bill for a customer who takes t minutes (min) of long-distance calls on this plan. Find the monthly bill for a customer who makes 173 min of long-distance calls on this plan.

Answer 1

Answer:

$19.09

Step-by-step explanation:

We just have to substitute t(minutes) for 173

0.08(173) + 5.25

13.84 + 5.25 = 19.09

His monthly bill would be $19.09

Nineteen dollars and 9 cents

Answer 2

A local telephone company offers a long-distance telephone plan that charges $5.25 per month and $0.08 per minute of calling time. This expression 0.08t +5.25 represents the monthly long-distance bill for a customer who takes t minutes (min) of long-distance calls on this plan. Find the monthly bill for a customer who makes 173 min of long-distance calls on this plan.

t = 173 min

monthly bill = 0.08t +5.25 = 0.08 x 173 + 5.25 = 13.84 + 5.25 = $19.09