Problem Page For his long distance phone service, Hans pays a 6$ monthly fee plus 8 cents per minute. Last month, Hans's long distance bill was 20.56$ .

Question

How many mi uites was hans bill?

Answer 1

Let m be the number of minutes

6 + .08m = 20.56

Subtract 6 from each side: .08m=14.56

Divide by .08 (or multiply by 100 and divide by 8) => m=1456/8 = 182