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For his phone service, Omar pays a monthly fee of $26, and he pays an additional $0.06 per minute of use. The least he has been charged in a month is

$108.74
What are the possible numbers of minutes he has used his phone in a month?
Use m for the number of minutes, and solve your inequality for m.
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Answer: m ≥ 1,379

Explanation:

$26 monthly fee

$0.06/minute of use

$108.74 (least charged in a month)

m = number of minutes

26 + 0.06m ≥ 108.74

0.06m ≥ 108.74 - 26

0.06m ≥ 82.74


(0.06m)/(0.06)
(82.74)/(0.06)

m ≥ 1,379

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