Your cell phone plan costs $$ 39.99$ $$39.99$ per month plus $$ 0.18$ $$0.18$ for each text message you send or receive. You have at most $$ 46$ $$46$ to spend. What is the maximum number of text messages that you can send or receive next month?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-16T12:20:29

$33$ $33$ messages

The difference between the cost of the plan and the $$ 46$ $$46$ you have to spend is made up by test messages,

$46 - 39.99 = 6.01$ $46-39.99 = 6.01$

To determine how many messages you can send, you must divide.

$6.01 \div 0.18 = 33.39$ $6.01 div 0.18 = 33.39$

The maximum number of messages is $33$ $33$

Your cell phone plan costs $39.99$39.99$39.99 per month plus $0.18$0.18$0.18 for each text message you send or receive. You have at most $46$46$46 to spend. What is the maximum number of text messages that you can send or receive next month?