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For his long distance phone service, Tom pays an 8 monthly fee plus 6 cents per minute. Last month, Tom's long distance bill was $16.34. For how many minutes was Tom billed?

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He was billed for 139 minutes

8 + 0.06x = 16.34
0.06x = 8.34
x = 139

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