SOLUTION: A phone company charges $0.09 per minute for any long distance call, along with a $5 monthly fee. Your monthly bill shows that you owe $27.23. For how many minutes of long distance

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Question 768964: A phone company charges $0.09 per minute for any long distance call, along with a $5 monthly fee. Your monthly bill shows that you owe $27.23. For how many minutes of long distance calls were you charged
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Subtract $5.00 from $27.23. Divide what is left by $0.09.

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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +n+ = number of minutes used
The monthly charge, +c+ = is
+c+=+.09n+%2B+5+
given:
+c+=+27.23+
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+27.23+=+.09n+%2B+5+
+.09n+=+27.23+-+5+
+.09n+=+22.23+
+n+=+247+
247 minutes of long distance calls were charged