math problem pls help

Question

mary has a monthly cell phone plan that has a fixed charge of 8 per month plus 0.12 per text message. mary wants to spend no more than 50 per month on her cell phone. write and solve an inequality representing the number of text messages mary can use in a month

Answer 1

Hi, Lydia!

$8.00 + $0.12x = $50.00, where x = the number of text messages Mary can send to equal but not exceed a monthly charge of $50.00. Then, solve for x.

8 + .12x = 50

.12x = 50 - 8

.12x = 42

x = 42/.12

x = 350

So, to stay within her budget of $50 a month, Mary can send a maximum number of 350 text messages.

Hope this helps!

Richard