document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47680>Question 47680</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072549017/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost for a long distance telephone call is 0.36 cents for the first minute and 0.21 cents for each additional minute or portion thereafer.  Write an inequality representing the number of minutes a person could talk without exceeding $3.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have so far and I am stuck.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A  _<_   300 cents($3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is for the first minute 0.036+B<300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET x be the number of minutes , each minute will cost 0.21 cents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the B is 0.21X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.036 + 0.21X<300.......1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But x I know cannot be a negative so I do not know what to do.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please advise.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope what I wrote makes sense I could not get my equation editor to paste thesign with a line on it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31505 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=31505\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The cost for a long distance telephone call is 0.36 cents for the first minute and 0.21 cents for each additional minute or portion thereafer. Write an inequality representing the number of minutes a person could talk without exceeding $3.00 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the number of minutes a person talks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cost= 0.36 + (x-1)0.21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you want the cost to be <=$3.00 you have the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 0.36 +(x-1)0.21<=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get rid of the decimals, as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 + (x-1)(21)<=300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-1)<=12.57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x<=13.57 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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