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For his long distance phone service, Brian pays a $5 monthly fee plus 9 cents per minute. Last month, Brian's long distance bill was $11.93. For how many minutes was Brian billed?

User Roboslone
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5+.09m=11.93 subtract 5 from both sides

.09m=6.93 divide both sides by .09

m=77

So he was billed for 77 minutes.

User Aaron Chambers
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5 + 0.09m = 11.93
0.09m = 11.93 - 5
0.09m = 6.93
m = 6.93 / 0.09
m = 77....Brian was billed for 77 minutes
User Edurne Pascual
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