Problema Solution

A telephone call cost c cents for the first 3 minutes and 12 cents for each additional minute. Write and solve an equation to find the total cost of a 25 minute phone call.

Answer provided by our tutors

since


25 min = 3 min + 22 min


the cost for 25 min is


the first 3 min: c cents


the additional 22 min: 12*22 cents


the total cost is


c + 12*22 = (c + 264) cents