Question

A cell phone company has a basic monthly plan of $40 plus $0.45 for any minutes used over 700. Before receiving his statement, John saw he was charged a total of $48.10. Write and solve an equation to determine how many minutes he must have used during the month. Show your work and explain your answer

Answer 1

Ok so we know he used over 700 because he was charged more than 40. Then we take the $8.10 and divide 0.45 into it. This then gives you 18 more minutes. Then add 18 to 700 and you get 718 min.