SOLUTION: Brandon pays $4.95 a month for long distance telephone service that offers a flat rate of 7 cents per minute. One month his long distance telephone bill was $10.69. How many minut

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Question 41345: Brandon pays $4.95 a month for long distance telephone service that offers a flat rate of 7 cents per minute.
One month his long distance telephone bill was $10.69. How many minutes of long distance telephone calls were made that month?
Answer by tstoy8442(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Total bill is 10.69
Subtract the flat rate of 4.95
Divide the remainder by .07
10.69-4.95=5.74/.07=82 minutes of calls were made that month.