For his long distance phone service, Ravi pays a $2 monthly fee plus 12¢ per minute. Last month, Ravi's long distance bill was $12.68. For how many minutes was Ravi billed?

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Answer:

[tex]89\ \text{minutes}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of minutes Ravi spoke for be [tex]x[/tex]

The fixed monthly fee is $2

Per minute Ravi is charged 12¢ = $0.12

The charge in a month will be

[tex]y=2+0.12x[/tex]

In one month Ravi was billed $12.68. So [tex]y=12.68[/tex]

[tex]12.68=2+0.12x\\\Rightarrow x=\dfrac{12.68-2}{0.12}\\\Rightarrow x=89\ \text{minutes}[/tex]

So, Ravi spoke for [tex]89\ \text{minutes}[/tex] that month.

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