Question

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The text message component of each of Juan's monthly phone bills consists of $10.00 for the first 300 text messages sent that month, plus $0.10 for each additional text message sent that month. On Juan's most recent phone bill he was charged a total of $16.50 for text messages. For how many text messages in total was Juan charged on this bill?
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Answer 1

Answer:

365 messages

Step-by-step explanation:

x = # text messages)

16.5 = 10 + .10(x - 300)

6.5 = .10x - 30

36.5 = .10x

x = 365

Answer 2

Answer:

365

300+65=365 text messages in total

365 text messages=$16.50

Step-by-step explanation:

6.50/0.10=65

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