document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=188943>Question 188943</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Latoya purchased a prepaid phone card for $30. Long distance calls cost 16 cents a minute using this card. Latoya used her card only once to make a long distance call. If the remaining credit on her card is $26.48, how many minutes did her call last? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #141755 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jonvaliente><B>jonvaliente(64)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jonvaliente><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jonvaliente><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=141755\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let c = no of minutes Latoya called long distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find out how much she spent for her call:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30-26.48=3.52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.16*c=3.52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dividing both sides by 0.16, we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Latoya's call lasted for 22 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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