Question

Every month, Michael pays $5 plus $0.10

per text message for phone service.
Which equation represents the amount
Michael pays for phone service each
month, y, if he sends and receives x text
messages?
A. y = 0.1x + 5.
B. y = 0.2x + 10
C. y = 0.1x
D.
y = 5x

Answer 1

y = 0.1x + 5

Explanation:

0.1x = the amount he pays for all his texts and 5 is a fixed amount so add them up to get y