A long distance phone company charges $1.01 for the first 25 minutes of a call, then $0.09 for each additional minute. A call cost $9.56 how long did it last?
1.01+.09x=9.56 Solve for x. Start buy subtracting 1.01 from both sides. .09x=8.55 Divide both sides by .09 x=95 The call was 95 additional minutes. So... 25+95=120 120 minutes in total. Check your answer by substituting x...