SOLUTION: The cost for a long-distance telephone call is $0.36 for the first minute and $0.21 for each additional minute or portion thereof. Write an inequality representing the number of

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Question 33653: The cost for a long-distance telephone call is $0.36 for the
first minute and $0.21 for each additional minute or portion thereof. Write an
inequality representing the number of minutes a person could talk without
exceeding $3.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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.36+(.21x)=3.00 or .21x=3.00-.36 or .21x=2.64 or x=2.64/.21 or x=12.571428 therefore a 13 minute call can be made for .36+12*.21 or .36+2.52=2.88