SOLUTION: A telephone company charges 25 cents per minute for the first 5 minutes of each call and 10 cents a minute for each minute after 5. What does a t minute phone call over 5 minutes

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Question 252797: A telephone company charges 25 cents per minute for the first 5 minutes of each call and 10 cents a minute for each minute after 5. What does a t minute phone call over 5 minutes cost in dollars?
A) .15t B) .2t C) 1.25 + .10t D) 1.25 + .25t E) 1.25 + .10(t – 5)
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.25+.10(t-5)
because 5*.25 (1.25) is the charge for the first five minutes and 10 cents for (t-5) minutes after that