document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=994233>Question 994233</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The cell phone crevice for a business executive is $80 per month plus $0.40 per minute of phone use over 900 min. In a month when the executive's cell phone bill was $110.40, how many minutes did the executive use the phone? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=total minutes of use<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When x>900:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill=$80+$0.40(x-900)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill=$80+$0.40x-$360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill=$0.40x-$280<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$110.40=$0.40x-$280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$390.40=$0.40x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "976=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: He used the phone 976 minutes. </SPAN>\n" );
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