SOLUTION: A telephone call costs c cents for the first 3 minutes and 12 cents for each additional minute. Write and solve an equation to find the total cost of 25 minutes call?

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Question 805728: A telephone call costs c cents for the first 3 minutes and 12 cents for each additional minute. Write and solve an equation to find the total cost of 25 minutes call?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A telephone call costs c cents for the first 3 minutes and 12 cents for each additional minute. Write and solve an equation to find the total cost of 25 minutes call?
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Equation:
Cost(x) = c +12(x-3)
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Cost(25) = c + 12*22 = c + 264 cents
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Cheers,
Stan H.