Question

It cost Juan $7.30 to send 73 text messages. How many text messages did he send if he spent $10.20?

Answer 1

99 text messages

Explanation:

$7.50 = 73

÷73 ÷73

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amount to = $0.102739726

send one text

0.102739726x = $10.20

÷0.102739726 ÷0.102739726

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x ≈ 99.28

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

102

Explanation:

First, divide 7.30 by 73 to find how much 1 text message costs. We get 0.1. Next, divide 10.20 by 0.1, which gives us the final answer of 102.