document.write( "Question 1161175: Patrick goes away to college. The first week he is away he calls his girlfriend using his
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Patrick goes away to college. The first week he is away he calls his girlfriend using his
\n" ); document.write( "parents’ telephone credit card. The phone company charges 40 cents for the first
\n" ); document.write( "minute and 30 cents for each additional minute and then adds on a 50-cent service
\n" ); document.write( "charge for using the card. If his parents receive a bill for $13.80 for Patrick’s call, how
\n" ); document.write( "long did he talk?
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\n" ); document.write( "m = minutes
\n" ); document.write( "40 cents for the 1st minute + 30 cents for each additional minute ---> 30m + 10
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\n" ); document.write( "1380 = 50 + 30m+10
\n" ); document.write( "30m = 1320
\n" ); document.write( "m = 44 minutes
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