document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51333>Question 51333</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For his long distance phone calls, John pays $5 a  monthly fee plus 25 cents per minute. Last month, John's long distance bill was $12.02. For how many minutes was John billed?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the number of minutes billed.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total bill = 500 cents + 25(# of minutes) cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1202 cents = 500 cents  + 25x cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x = 702<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 28.08 minutes (this is number of mintes billed)<BR>\n" );
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