Question

nicks telephone company charges 0.05 per min for weekend calls and $0.09 per minute for calls made on weekdays this month Nick was bailed 622 minutes these charges were 45.94 how many minutes did he talk on weekends and how many minutes did he talk on weekdays

Answer 1

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Information Given
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Weekends = $0.05
Weekdays = $0.09
Total duration = 622 mins
Total Amount = $45.94

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Assumed all are weekends
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$0.05 x 622 = $31.10

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Difference in the amount
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$45.94 - $31.10 = $14.84

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Difference in the weekdays and weekends charge
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$0.09 - $0.05 = $0.04

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Find weekdays minutes
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$14.84 ÷ 0.04 = 371 mins

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Find weekend minutes
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622 - 371 = 251

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Answer: Weekdays = 371 mins, weekends = 251 mins
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