Question

A cell phone company charges a monthly fee plus $0.25 for each text message. The monthly fee is $30.00 and you owe $59.50. Write and solve an equation to find how many text messages x you had.

Answer 1

x = 118 text messages

Explanation:

Since the total cost of $59.50 is comprised of the flat fee of $30 plus $0.25 for each text message, we can write

$59.50 = $30 + $0.25x

$29.50 = $0.25x

x = 118 text messages