Given that Kimora’s cell phone company charges her $35 a month for phone service plus $.05 for each text message sent.
Kimora's cell phone bill for one month is $52.
We need to determine the number of text messages Kimora sent for one month.
Also, we need to write and equation and solve it.
<u>The equation:</u>
Let x denote the number of text messages Kimora sent for one month.
Thus, the equation is given by
![35+0.05x=52](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=35%2B0.05x%3D52)
Therefore, the equation for the number of text messages Kimora sent for one month is ![35+0.05x=52](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=35%2B0.05x%3D52)
<u>Solving the equation:</u>
We need to solve the equation ![35+0.05x=52](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=35%2B0.05x%3D52)
Subtracting both sides of the equation by 35, we get;
![0.05x=17](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=0.05x%3D17)
Dividing both sides of the equation by 0.05, we get;
![x=340](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%3D340)
Therefore, the number of messages sent is 340.