document.write( "Question 507562: For a long distance person to person telephone call, a telephone company charges $0.43 for the first minute, $0.32 for each additional minute, and a $2.10 service charge. If the cost of a call is $5.73, how long did the person talk? \n" ); document.write( "

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y = 43 cents + 32(x) cents + 210 cents
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\n" ); document.write( "573 = 32x + 253
\n" ); document.write( "32x = 573 -253
\n" ); document.write( "32x = 320
\n" ); document.write( "x = 10
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\n" ); document.write( "The phone call was 10 minutes.
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