Question

Under his cell phone plan, Alonso pays a flat cost of $53.50 per month and $3 per gigabyte. He wants to keep his bill at $59.80 per month. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine gg, the number of gigabytes of data Alonso can use while staying within his budget.

Answer 1

Alonso can use 2.1 gigabytes while staying within his budget.

Explanation:

53.50 + 3x = 59.80

3x = 59.80 - 53.50

3x = 6.3

x = 6.3 ÷ 3

x = 2.1

Alonso can use 2.1 gigabytes while staying within his budget.