document.write( "Question 84104: During the week a man used 500 minutes of internet time and 100 minutes of phone time; his bill was $88. The next week he used 400 minutes of internet time and 150 minutes of phone time; his bill was $76. Find the cost per minute for the internet service. You must state your 2 equations and then your answers. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"t%5Bi%5D\" = time on the internet in minutes
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Bp%5D\" = time on the phone in minutes
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5Bi%5D\" = rate for internet use in dollars/minute
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5Bp%5D\" = rate for phone use in dollars/minute
\n" ); document.write( "\"b\" = total bill for phone and internet
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\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+t%5Bi%5D%2Ar%5Bi%5D+%2B+t%5Bp%5D%2Ar%5Bp%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"500%2Ar%5Bi%5D+%2B+100%2Ar%5Bp%5D+=+88\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"400%2Ar%5Bi%5D+%2B+150%2Ar%5Bp%5D+=+76\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply the 1st equation by 3 and the 2nd by 2
\n" ); document.write( "\"1500%2Ar%5Bi%5D+%2B+300%2Ar%5Bp%5D+=+264\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"800%2Ar%5Bi%5D+%2B+300%2Ar%5Bp%5D+=+152\"
\n" ); document.write( "subtract the 2nd from the 1st
\n" ); document.write( "\"700%2Ar%5Bi%5D+=+112\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5B1%5D+=+.16\"
\n" ); document.write( "So, the rate for internet use is 16 cents/minute
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