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3 May, 10:47

Susan is writing a linear equation for the cost of her cell phone plan. In the first month, she talks for 52 minutes and is charged $19.41. In the second month, she talks for 380 minutes and is charged $45.65. A) How much money does Susan's cell phone company charge for each minute? B) Write an equation that Susan can use to determine the cost of her cell phone plan, y, as it relates to the number of minutes used, x

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  1. 3 May, 13:43
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    Assuming that the cost per minute is the same for both months and the plan fee is the same, you can use y=mx+b for this

    y is the cost of the phone plan, x is the cost per minute and b is the start cost.

    so 19.41=25x+b for the first month

    and 45.65=380x+b for the second month

    solve both for b you get:

    19.41-25x=b and 45.65-380x=b. from this we get

    19.41-25x=45.65-380x

    solve for x

    328x=26.24 and x=0.08

    this means the cost per minute is 0.08c/min (answer A)

    rewrite the equation to calculate b, and where this time, the x is the number of minutes talked.

    y=0.08x+b and plug in one of the two months

    45.65=0.08 * 380 + b

    Solve for b and b is 15.25

    so the final equation is

    y=0.08x+15.25 (answer B)
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