SOLUTION: you are having cable installed into your house. Your standard service is $35.20 per month. Each premium movie channel is $11.91 per month. If you are paying for two premium movie c

Question 44937: you are having cable installed into your house. Your standard service is $35.20 per month. Each premium movie channel is $11.91 per month. If you are paying for two premium movie channels, what percent of your bill goes to paying for these movie channels? Use an equation to help you solve this problem
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = number of premium movie channels rented per month
B = total monthly bill

percent of bill paid for movie channels =

solve for p if x = 2

p = 40.36%
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