Question

Jasmine's cell phone company charges her $35 a month for phone service plus $0.50 for each text message. How many text messages does she send a month if her bill was $52?

Answer 1

34

Explanation:

Jasmine cell phone company charges $35 a month for phone service

They also charge $0.50 for each text message

Her bill was $52

Therefore the number of text messages sent can be calculated as follows

Let x represent the number of messages sent

35 + 0.5x= 52

0.5x= 52-35

0.5x= 17

x= 17/0.5

= 34

Hence 34 text messages were sent