document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269884>Question 269884</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A long-distance telephone company charges as $19.95 standard monthly service fee plus %0.05 per minute of long-distance use. Write a polynomial to express the monthly cost of the phone plan if 'x' minutes of long-distance time are used per month. What is the degree of the polynomial?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know if I'm going in the right direction, would I make an equation like this?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 19.95 + .05x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197723 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=197723\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are correct. However, you'll most likely see it as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.05x%2B19.95 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.05x%2B19.95\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (ie the terms are in descending degree). Because the largest exponent is 1, the degree of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.05x%2B19.95 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.05x%2B19.95\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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