Question

a cellphone company charges $49.99 per month plus 10 cents for texting. write and solve an equation to determine how many texts were used in a month if the monthly bill was $79.99

Answer 1

`(79.99 - 49.99) /.10`

Answer to equation: 30

Explanation:

`(79.99 - 49.99) = 30.00`

`(30.00 / .10) = 30.1`

which is equivalent to 30 texts.

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