Question

Sarah's cell phone company charges her $35 a month for phone service plus $0.25 for

every text message. How many text messages does Sarah send in one month if her bill
was $99?

Answer 1

256 text

Explanation:

Let's call the number of text messages Sarah sends in a month as "x".
So, the total cost of the text messages is $0.25 * x.

The total cost of the phone service and text messages is $35 + $0.25 * x = $99.

So, $35 + $0.25 * x = $99.

Subtracting $35 from both sides, we have:$0.25 * x = $99 - $35 = $64

Dividing both sides by $0.25, we have:x = 256

So, Sarah sent 256 text messages in one month.