Question

Laila purchased a prepaid phone card for $25 . Long distance calls cost 24 cents a minute using this card. Laila used her card only once to make a long distance call. If the remaining credit on her card is $13.72 , how many minutes did her call last?

Answer 1

Answer:

The call lasted for 47 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that:

Value of prepaid card = $25

Cost per minute of long distance call = 24 cents = $0.24

Remaining credit = $13.72

Let,

x be the number of minutes

y be the remaining amount

y = 25 - 0.24x

13.72 = 25 - 0.24x

0.24x = 25 - 13.72

0.24x = 11.28

Dividing both sides by 0.24

$\frac{0.24x}{0.24}=\frac{11.28}{0.24}\\x=47$

Therefore,

The call lasted for 47 minutes.