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For his long distance phone service, Chris pays a $2 monthly fee plus 12 cents per minute. Last month, Chris's long distance bill was $15.08 . For how many minutes was Chris billed?

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Use the terms and variables given to find an equation to find the answer.
Price= $2 + .12xminutes
P=2+0.12m

Then, plug in known variables to find the final answer.
15.08=2+0.12m
13.08=.12m
m=13.08/.12
m=109 minutes
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