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Question 47897: Can you please help me solve this word problem I am struggling with it.
A long-distance phone call costs $1.11 for the first minute and $0.97 for each additional minute or portion thereof. Write an inequality representing the number of minutes a person could talk without exceeding $6.

Answer by 1980.vikas(7) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the person talk for n minutes, then according to the question.
the inequality becomes:
1.11 + 0.97*(n-1) < 6