During one month of cell phone use, Noah used 200 anytime minutes and 400 text messages, and paid $80. the next month, he used 150 anytime minutes and 350 text messages, and paid $67.50. which statement is true?

a) each text message costs 5 cents more than each anytime minute

b) each anytime minute costs 10 cents more than each text message

c) a text message and an anytime minute each costs 25 cents

d) each text message costs double the amount of an anytime minute

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Mathematics

Arabella Chung

20 June, 19:08

During one month of cell phone use, Noah used 200 anytime minutes and 400 text messages, and paid $80. the next month, he used 150 anytime minutes and 350 text messages, and paid $67.50. which statement is true?

a) each text message costs 5 cents more than each anytime minute

b) each anytime minute costs 10 cents more than each text message

c) a text message and an anytime minute each costs 25 cents

d) each text message costs double the amount of an anytime minute

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Kaila Moran · Answer 1

The statement A is true since on forming the quadratic equations formed you will find the cost of a message being 15 cents and that of anytime as 10 cents.