Michelle has just been informed that her cell phone plan will be increasing in price. Her new pricing plan has a flat fee of $22.00 per month, plus a cost of $0.14 per minute of usage. Based on her budget, Michelle has determined she can only afford to use a maximum of 283 minutes per month. Based on this information, what is the highest amount Michelle will pay for her cell phone per month?

$39.62
$61.62
$6.23
$22.14

Question

Michelle has just been informed that her cell phone plan will be increasing in price. Her new pricing plan has a flat fee of $22.00 per month, plus a cost of $0.14 per minute of usage. Based on her budget, Michelle has determined she can only afford to use a maximum of 283 minutes per month. Based on this information, what is the highest amount Michelle will pay for her cell phone per month?

$39.62
$61.62
$6.23
$22.14

bibby · Answer

she has to pay a 22  dollar flat fee and then 14 cents per minute. 
set up an expression representing the highest amount she can pay