Question

A certain family plan costs $55 per month plus additional usage costs. If x is the number of cell phone minutes used above the plan amount and y is the number of megabytes of data used above the plan amount, interpret the following expressions.. a. 0.25x. b. 2y. c. 0.25x + 2y + 55. . I'm not sure if I'm supposed to write the expression out verbally and that's all or do more.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Given that a certain family plan costs $55 per month plus additional usage costs.

If x is the number of cell phone minutes used above the plan amount and y is the number of megabytes of data used above the plan amount, interpret the following expressions

a) 0.25x means 1/4 of the cell phone minutes used above the plan amount

b) 2y means twice the megabytes of data used above the plan amt.

c) 0.25x+2y+55 means 1/4 of the cell phone minutes used above the limit + twice the megabytes of data used above the plan + fixed cost of 55 dollars.

Answer 2

Base in your question the family plan cost is $55 per month so it means it has a minimum of payment of $55 per month. The variable X is represented as the number of cell phone minutes is used above the plan and Y is the amount of megabytes used above the plan. The best answer to your question is letter C.