SOLUTION: For his long distance phone service, Greg pays a $5 monthly fee plus 9 cents per minute. Last month, Greg's long distance bill was $11.12 . For how many minutes was Gre

Question 923855: For his long distance phone service, Greg pays a
$5
monthly fee plus
9
cents per minute. Last month, Greg's long distance bill was
$11.12
. For how many minutes was Greg billed?
Found 3 solutions by rfer, ewatrrr, stanbon:
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(11.12-5)/0.09=68
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x the number of minutes
$5 + $0.09x = $11.12
.09x = 6.12
x = $6.12/$0.09 = 68 minutes
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For his long distance phone service, Greg pays a
$5
monthly fee plus
9
cents per minute. Last month, Greg's long distance bill was
$11.12
. For how many minutes was Greg billed?
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Bill = 9 + 0.09x = 11.12
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Bill = 0.09x = 2.12
x = 23.56 minutes
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Checking:: 23.56*0.09 + 9 = $11.12
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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