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Help me solve this question Help me solve this question You’re cell phone plan costs 39.99$ per month plus $0.17 for each text message you send or receive. You have at most 47$ to spend on your cell phone bill.what is the maximum number of text messages that you can send or receive next monthThe maximum number of text messages is [ ]

Answer 1

The cell phone plan cost $39.99 per month plus $0.17 for each text message you send or receive. The maximum amount you have to spend is $47.

let

the number of text message you send or receive = x

Therefore,

$\begin{gathered} 39.99+0.17x\leq47 \\ 0.17x\leq47-39.99 \\ 0.17x\leq7.01 \\ x\leq\frac{7.01}{0.17} \\ x\leq41.2352941176 \end{gathered}$

The maximum number of text message he can send or receive is approximately 41 .