Problema Solution

a phone company charges 50 cents per long distance call plus 25 cents per minute. how many minute can tim be on a long distance call with $7.50?

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Let, total long distance call minutes be X.

 

So, 0.50 + 0.25X = 7.50

Or, 0.25X = 7.50-0.50

Or, 0.25X = 7

Or X = 7/0.25

Or, X = 28

 

So, 28 minutes can tim be on a long distance call with $7.50