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== Problem 1 ==
 
== Problem 1 ==
A cell phone plan costs <math>\</math><math>20</math> each month, plus <math>5</math>¢ per text message sent, plus 10¢ for each minute used over <math>30</math> hours. In January Michelle sent <math>100</math> text messages and talked for <math>30.5</math> hours. How much did she have to pay?
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A cell phone plan costs <math>\</math><math>20</math> each month, plus <math>5</math>¢ per text message sent, plus <math>10</math>¢ for each minute used over <math>30</math> hours. In January Michelle sent <math>100</math> text messages and talked for <math>30.5</math> hours. How much did she have to pay?
  
 
<math> \textbf{(A)}\ </math> <math>24.00 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ </math> <math>24.50 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ </math> <math>25.50\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ </math> <math>28.00\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ </math> <math>30.00 </math>
 
<math> \textbf{(A)}\ </math> <math>24.00 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ </math> <math>24.50 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ </math> <math>25.50\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ </math> <math>28.00\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ </math> <math>30.00 </math>
  
 
== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==

Revision as of 17:40, 10 February 2011

Problem 1

A cell phone plan costs $$$20$ each month, plus $5$¢ per text message sent, plus $10$¢ for each minute used over $30$ hours. In January Michelle sent $100$ text messages and talked for $30.5$ hours. How much did she have to pay?

$\textbf{(A)}$ $24.00 \qquad\textbf{(B)}$ $24.50 \qquad\textbf{(C)}$ $25.50\qquad\textbf{(D)}$ $28.00\qquad\textbf{(E)}$ $30.00$

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