SOLUTION: a cell phone costs $60 per month, plus $.10 for each additional minute (overage). After 3 months, you pay $250. how many minutes of overage did you have?

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Question 1013342: a cell phone costs $60 per month, plus $.10 for each additional minute (overage). After 3 months, you pay $250. how many minutes of overage did you have?
Answer by Pinksparkles(13) About Me  (Show Source):
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You had 700 minutes of overage.
1) 60*3=180 (A cell phone costs $60 per month, and 3 months have passed)
2) 250 (the amount you pay after 3 months)-180=70
3) 70/.10=700
4) ANSWER: 700 overage minutes.