Your cell phone plan costs $34.99 per month plus $0.12 for each text message you send or receive. You have at most $40 to spend on your cell phone bill. What is the maximum number of text messages that you can send or receive next month?
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To find the maximum number of text messages that can be sent or received, we need to subtract the monthly cost of the plan from the total amount that can be spent on the cell phone bill.
If the plan costs $34.99 per month, we subtract this from the $40 budget:
$40 - $34.99 = $5.01
Now, since each text message costs $0.12, we divide the remaining budget by the cost per text message to find the maximum number of messages:
$5.01 / $0.12 ≈ 41.75
Therefore, the maximum number of text messages that can be sent or received next month is approximately 41.
To find the maximum number of text messages you can send or receive next month, you need to determine how much of the $40 you will spend on the base plan and how much will be spent on the text messages.
Given that the base plan costs $34.99, you have $40 - $34.99 = $5.01 left to spend on text messages.
Each text message costs $0.12, so to find the maximum number of text messages you can send or receive, divide the remaining budget ($5.01) by the cost per text message ($0.12):
$5.01 / $0.12 = 41.75 (rounded to the nearest whole number)
Therefore, the maximum number of text messages you can send or receive next month is 41.
To find the maximum number of text messages you can send or receive next month, we will subtract the monthly charge for the cell phone plan from the maximum amount you can spend.
$40 - $34.99 = $5.01
The remaining $5.01 can be used to pay for text messages at a rate of $0.12 per message.
To find the maximum number of messages, we will divide the remaining amount by the cost per message:
$5.01 / $0.12 = 41.75
Therefore, the maximum number of text messages you can send or receive next month is 41.