The length of a rectangle is 12 inches more than its width. What is the width of the rectangle if the perimeter is 42 inches?
x best represents .
x + 12 best represents
Y=50+.05x
Just plug in the number of texts for x
y=50+.05(25)
y=51.25
^That was for 25 texts
Now just plug in all the other texts and replace that with x
Hope this helps!

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