Problema Solution
Stacy pays $12 a month for basic cell phone service. Each minute she talks is an additional $0.10. If she budgets $25 a month for her cell phone bill, what is the maximum number of minutes she can talk each month?
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Let 'x' represent the maximum number of minutes that Stacy can talk per month.
12 + 0.10x = 25
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x = 130 min
x = 130/60 hr
x = 2 hr 10 min
Stacy can talk maximum 130 minutes or 2 hours and 10 minutes per month.