A cell phone plan offers a monthly rate of $25 for unlimited minutes plus $.05 per text message. Which algebraic expression below represents the total cost for this cell phone plan in terms of "x?"
Answer
24.95x
25x + 0.05
25 + 0.05x
25.05x

Question

A cell phone plan offers a monthly rate of $25 for unlimited minutes plus $.05 per text message. Which algebraic expression below represents the total cost for this cell phone plan in terms of "x?"
Answer
		24.95x
		25x + 0.05
		25 + 0.05x
		25.05x

anonymous · Answer

25 is fixed while .05 is per something
.05x+25

anonymous · Answer

Always define your variables.
And what varies on your bill fro month to month? The number of texts. So x is the number of text messages.