Question

A cell phone company offers a plan that costs $35 per month plus an additional cost of $0.08 per text message. Write an equation to represent this problem. Include with your equation, what each variable represents.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

x = number of text messages sent

 

0.2x+40=50

 

0.2x = 10

 

5(0.2x) = 5(10)

 

x = 50

 

Therefore, 50 text messages would have to be sent or received in order for the plans to cost the same each month.