Question

A cell phone company charges $40 per month for unlimited calling, and $0.20 per text message sent. If t represents the number of text messages Roxy sent last month, which expression represents the cost of her bill last month before any taxes or additional fees? 40 − 0.2t (40 + 0.2)t 40 + 0.2t (40 − 0.2)t

Answer 1

The expression that represents the cost of her bill last month would be 40 + 0.2t.
The forty represents the forty dollars charged each month for unlimited calling, and the 0.2t represents the amount of money charged for her text messages.

Answer 2

Answer:  Third option is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of text messages that Roxy sent last month be 't'.

Cost per month of a cell phone company for unlimited calling  = $40

Cost per text message sent = $0.20

So, According to question, the cost of her bill last month before any taxes or additional fees is given by

$40+0.20t$

Hence, Third option is correct.