Question

You are buying a mobile phone and look at the table of tariffs below. Network - TalkLots Texts Minutes Charge per month Contract 500 100 £15.00 Pay as You Go 10p each 20p a minute None How much would you pay if you sent 50 texts and used 65 minutes on the “Pay as You Go” package with TalkLots?

Answer 1

£18

Explanation:

Paying 10p each, or 0.10, for 50 texts is

0.10(50) = 5.00

Paying 20p each, or 0.20, for 65 texts is

0.2(65) = 13.00

Together this gives us

5.00+13.00 = 18.00

Answer 2

50 x £ 0.1 = £ 5

65 x £0.2 = £ 13

Tottal £ 18