Question

This equation shows how the amount of time that a receptionist named Quinn spends on the phone is related to the number of phone calls he routes to employees.

t = p + 86

The variable p represents the number phone calls he routes, and the variable t represents the number of minutes he is on the phone. If he routes 13 phone calls, how much time will Quinn have spent on the phone in total?

minutes

Answer 1

To find out how much time Quinn spends on the phone when he routes 13 phone calls, we can substitute \( p = 13 \) into the equation \( t = p + 86 \).

Substituting 13 for \( p \):

\[
t = 13 + 86
\]

Now, calculate \( t \):

\[
t = 99
\]

So, if Quinn routes 13 phone calls, he will have spent **99 minutes** on the phone in total.