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A phone company charges $0.15 per minute for the first 3 minutes and $0.08 for each additional minute.

Find the cost of a 26 minute phone call.
O A $1.69
OB. $1.99
O C. $2.29
O D. $2.44
O E $2.53

User Chris Hopman
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The correct answer is C. $2.29
User Ian Langmore
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The answer is C. $2.29
Step-by-step explanation
0.15 x 3 is 0.45
23 minutes additional minutes so
23 x .08 = 1.84
0.45 + 1.84 is 2.29
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