Question

The mobile company charges $180 for an hour of service. How many dollars are customers charged every minute?

Answer 1

$180 divided by 60 minutes would come out to $3 a minute (:

Answer 2

Answer: $3

Explanation:

Since the company charges $180 for an hour of service, we can say that it charges $180 for 60 minutes of service.

Let the cost of service per minute be C

The equation would be

60C = 180

Simplify, and you'll get

C = 3

And there's your answer.