When Joe calls Hank on the phone the call usually last 4 minutes. Last night they talked on the phone for 10 minutes more than twice the time they usually spend on the phone. Last nights phone call lasted _______ minutes.
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try one step at a time... ten minutes MORE than...twice what they usually spend... So take what they usually spend and make it twice that. If they usually spend four minutes then twice that is eight min. then say ten minutes more than that... ten more than eight minutes... eighteen minutes
They would have talked for 18 minutes twice of the usual time which would be 8 plus 10 because 10 minutes more so it would equal 18......
4+4=8+10=18
To find the answer to this question, we need to follow a few steps.
Step 1: Identify the time Joe and Hank usually spend on the phone.
According to the given information, the usual duration of their phone call is 4 minutes.
Step 2: Calculate twice the time they usually spend on the phone.
Multiply the usual duration of their phone call by 2:
4 minutes * 2 = 8 minutes
Step 3: Find the duration of their phone call last night.
We are told that last night's phone call lasted 10 minutes more than twice the usual duration, which is 8 minutes. So, we can calculate this as follows:
8 minutes + 10 minutes = 18 minutes
Therefore, last night's phone call lasted 18 minutes.