SOLUTION: If it cost 50 cents for the first 3 minutes and x cents for each additional minute, and a person talks for y minutes, what is the cost?

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Question 339202: If it cost 50 cents for the first 3 minutes and x cents for each additional minute, and a person talks for y minutes, what is the cost?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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50 cents for 3 minutes
x cents for each additional minute
Let y = a person talking a certain amount of minutes - the first-three minutes
Let C = total cost for phone call
C = x(y - 3) + 0.50