Question

Jessica pays a flat rate of $70 for her cell phone and is charged $0.05 for every text she sends. Jessica spends more than $80 on her phone bill each month. Which of the following describes the number of texts she sends?

a.) a minimum of 200
b.) a maximum of 200
c.) fewer than 200
d.) more than 200

Answer 1

A. A minimum of 200
0.05 * 200 = 10
if it was less then 200 texts then she would pay less then $80 a month.