SOLUTION: An overseas phone call is charged at one rate (a fixed amount) for the first minute and at a different rate for each additional minute. If a 7 minute call costs $10 and a 4 minute

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Question 197704This question is from textbook Algebra and trigonometry
: An overseas phone call is charged at one rate (a fixed amount) for the first minute and at a different rate for each additional minute. If a 7 minute call costs $10 and a 4 minute call costs $6.40, find each rate. This question is from textbook Algebra and trigonometry

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An overseas phone call is charged at one rate (a fixed amount) for the first minute and at a different rate for each additional minute. If a 7 minute call costs $10 and a 4 minute call costs $6.40, find each rate.
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1.2
6.4=1.2%284%29%2Bb
6.4=4.8%2Bb
b=1.6
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