A long distance telephone plan has a monthly fee of $15.00 and a rate of $0.05 per minute. How many minutes can you chat long di

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Juliette [100K]

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A long distance telephone plan has a monthly fee of $15.00 and a rate of $0.05 per minute. How many minutes can you chat long di

stance in a month for a total cost, including the $15.00, of $45.00?

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Lynna [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-23T22:55:32+03:00

Lynna [10]4 years ago

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You know that no matter what, you will pay 15 dollars during the month.
45-15=30, so you have 30 dollars left to spend on talking. Now you divide 30 by 0.05 to find the amount of minutes possible. 30/0.05=600, so you can spend 600 minutes talking.