Question

For his long-distance phone service, Kareem pays a $5 monthly fee plus 9 cents per minute. Last month Kareem's long-distance bill was $14.63. How many minutes was Kareem billed?

A) 140 minutes
B) 155 minutes
C) 165 minutes
D) 180 minutes

Answer 1

Kareem was billed for 107 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of minutes Kareem was billed, we need to subtract the fixed monthly fee of $5 from his total bill of $14.63. This will give us the cost of the minutes he used.

$14.63 - $5 = $9.63

Now, we can divide the remaining cost by the cost per minute to find the number of minutes Kareem was billed.

$9.63 ÷ $0.09 = 107

Therefore, Kareem was billed for 107 minutes.