SOLUTION: Reena subscribed for a cellphone plan, which charges a fixed $20 for the first 300 minutes and 'm' cents per minute for the minutes exceeding the 300 mark. If Reena used the cellph

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Question 1097560: Reena subscribed for a cellphone plan, which charges a fixed $20 for the first 300 minutes and 'm' cents per minute for the minutes exceeding the 300 mark. If Reena used the cellphone for 500 minutes in January, how much money in dollars will she pay?
This is my answer but the answer key contains different answer.
20 + 200m

Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Surely, the correct answer is different:

20 + 0.01*m*200 dollars.

You must account that the cent and the dollar are two different things.