Question

For his long distance phone service, Keith pays a $3 monthly fee plus 11 cents per minute. Last month, Keith's long distance bill was $13.67. For how many
minutes was Keith billed?

Answer 1

The number of minutes for which Keith was billed = 97

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1:

It is given that Keith pays a fixed fee of 3$ a month and 11 cents per minute  for the number of minutes used.

Total cost = Fixed cost + Per minute cost

If x represents the number of minutes consumed in a month then we can compute the total cost using the below equation:

Total cost = 3$ + 0.11 * x

Step 2:

The total cost is 13.67$

Substituting in the equation we get

13.67 = 3 + 0.11 * x

x = 10.67 / 0.11 = 97 minutes

Step 3:

Answer:

The number of minutes for which Keith was billed = 97