For his long distance phone service, Alonzo pays a $6 monthly fee plus 8 cents per minute. Last month, Alonzo's long distance bill was $14.88. For how many minutes was Alonzo billed?

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Brice Nicholson

Mathematics

18 February, 01:46

For his long distance phone service, Alonzo pays a $6 monthly fee plus 8 cents per minute. Last month, Alonzo's long distance bill was $14.88. For how many minutes was Alonzo billed?

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Kira Brown · Answer 1

Monthly fee - $6

Per minute=.8 cents

$14. 88 - $6 = $8. 88

8.88:.8 = 11.1

Answer = 11 minutes

Sullivan Greer · Answer 2

Alonzo was billed for 111 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this situation, lets let x = minutes.

0.08x+6=14.88

Subtract the 6 from both sides of the equation.

0.08=8.88

x=8.88:0.08=111