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Revision as of 17:20, 19 April 2021
Problem
Chandra pays an on-line service provider a fixed monthly fee plus an hourly charge for connect time. Her December bill was 
12.48
$
because she used twice as much connect time as in December. What is the fixed monthly fee?
2.53 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ $ 
6.24 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ $ 
8.77$==Solution==
Let$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)x
y
x+y=12.48$$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)x+2y=17.54$$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)y=5.06$$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)x=7.42
\boxed{\text{D}}$
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| 2000 AMC 10 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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