Question

Choose the correct expression to represent the situation: The cost of a telephone call is $1.25 plus 50 cents times the number of minutes (m). *

1.25 + 0.50m
1.25m + 0.50
1.25 + 0.50 + m

Answer 1

1.25 + 0.50m

Explanation:

This is because 1.25 is the call fee plus 50 cents per minute, the word per is a key word for multiplication there for 50 times m so the equation is $1.25 fee + 0.50m