Cindy cellular phone service has a monthly charge of $32.99 but adds a service charge of $0.79 per minute for calls made out of her local service area. Cindy has budget herself $45 per month for using her cell phone. What is the maximum number of minutes per month that Cindy can make on her cell phone while out of her service area bad still stay in her budget.

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45 - 32.99 = 12.01

12.01/0.79 = 15.2 minutes

To solve this problem, we need to determine the maximum number of minutes Cindy can make on her cell phone while out of her service area while still staying within her budget.

Let's break down the costs:
- Cindy's monthly charge is $32.99.
- For calls made out of her local service area, there is an additional service charge of $0.79 per minute.

We know that Cindy has budgeted $45 per month for using her cell phone.

To find the maximum number of minutes, we will subtract the monthly charge from her budget, and then divide the remaining amount by the service charge per minute.

Step 1: Subtract monthly charge from budget:
$45 - $32.99 = $12.01

Step 2: Divide the remaining amount by service charge per minute:
$12.01 / $0.79 ≈ 15.19

Since we can't have a fraction of a minute, we need to round down and take the whole number of minutes Cindy can make within her budget.

Therefore, the maximum number of minutes Cindy can make on her cell phone while out of her service area and still stay within her budget is 15 minutes.