document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033351>Question 1033351</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The phone company Splint has a monthly cellular plan where a customer pays a flat monthly fee and then a certain amount of money per minute used on the phone. If a customer uses 320 minutes, the monthly cost will be $132. If the customer uses 520 minutes, the monthly cost will be $202.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find an equation in the form of y = mx + b where x is the number of monthly minutes used and y is the total monthly of the Splint plan.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use your equation to find the total monthly cost if 997 minutes are used.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: If 997 minutes are used, the total cost will be dollars. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If a customer uses 320 minutes, the monthly cost will be $132. If the customer uses 520 minutes, the monthly cost will be $202.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "132 = f + 320m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "202 = f + 520m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for the per minute fee \"m\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 = 220m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 7/22 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then f + 320(7/22) = 132<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 132 - 101.81 = $30.18 (monthly fee)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 30.18 +  (7/22)m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use your equation to find the total monthly cost if 997 minutes are used. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: If 997 minutes are used, the total cost will be dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 30.18 + (7/22)997 = $347.41<BR>\n" );
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