SOLUTION: Need help with this problem A long distance telephone company offered a flat rate of 9 cents per minute, with a 50 cent minimum charge per completed call. Find the cost in cent

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Question 368906: Need help with this problem
A long distance telephone company offered a flat rate of 9 cents per minute, with a 50 cent minimum charge per completed call. Find the cost in cents per minute for a 22 minute call?
I got .44 is that correct?

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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9 cents /minute
22 minutes = 198 cents
50% minimum charge of the completed cal
0.5 *198= 99 cents
198+99/9
=33 cents
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