SOLUTION: A long distance phone company charges $4.95 a month plus an additional $.10 per minute. a. Define a variable and write a formula to find the cost per month for long distance se

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Question 983190: A long distance phone company charges $4.95 a month plus an additional $.10 per minute.
a. Define a variable and write a formula to find the cost per month for long distance service.
b. Use this formula to find the long-distance charges for 120 minutes of call in one month.

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
C=4.95 +0.10x, where x=minutes.
C=4.95 + 120(0.10)
C=4.95 +12.00=$16.95

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