Question

dante’s cell phone company charges $45 per month for unlimited calls and internet use and $0.25 per text message. his last cell phone bill was $60.50. how many text messages did he send last month. write an equation.

Answer 1

242 text messages.

Explanation:

60.50 / 0.25 = 242

60.50 being the phone bill.

0.25 being each text message.

/ stands for ' divided by '.

Answer 2

62 text messages

Explanation:

Let the number of text messages be x,

Then the required equation:

• 0.25x + 45 = 60.50

Solution:

• 0.25x = 60.50 - 45
• 0.25x = 15.50
• x = 15.50/0.25
• x = 62

Answer is: 62 text messages