Question

For his long distance phone service, Josh pays a $3 monthly fee plus 11 cents per minute. Last month, Josh's long distance bill was $14.88. For how many minutes was Josh billed?

Answer 1

Josh traveled 108 minutes so he billed for $14.88.

Explanation:

Monthly fee for long distance phone service = $3

Extra cents per minute is 11 = $0.11

Total bill per minute is $3.11

Last month’s long service bill = $14.88

Let x be the number of minutes traveled then to calculate we rewrite the equation and solve for x

3 + 0.11x = 14.88

0.11x = 14.88 - 3

0.11x = 11.88

x =
`(11.88)/(0.11)` = 108

Hence, number of minutes for which josh was billed was 108 minutes.