SOLUTION: A certain store has a fax machine available for use by its customers. The store charges $2.35 to send the first page and $0.70 for each subsequent page. The total price, P, for the

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Question 1146834: A certain store has a fax machine available for use by its customers. The store charges $2.35 to send the first page and $0.70 for each subsequent page. The total price, P, for the faxing x pages can be modeled by the formula P=0.70(x-1)+2.35 . Determine the number of pages that can be faxed for $10.75.
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0.70*(x-1) + 2.35 = 10.75


x - 1 = %2810.75-2.35%29%2F0.70 = 12.


x = 12 + 1 = 13  pages.    ANSWER