Question

A phone company charges $25 per month, plus an installation fee of $50. If you have paid the phone company $375, how many months have you had the phone?

Answer 1

Set up a formula. 50+25x=375. Step 1: Subtract 50. 25x=325 Step 2: divide 325 by 50. The answer is 13 months.

Answer 2

The installation fee is a one time thing so you do 375-50. and then you do 325/25 to get 13 so the answer is 13 months