Question

A smart phone plan has a monthly base fee that includes 5 gigabytes of data. An overage
charge is applied when the data usage exceed 5 gigabytes. The equation C = 59 + 15(g - 5)
models the plan, where C represents the monthly cost, in dollars, and g represents the total number of gigabytes used for the month. What does the value of 59 represent in the equation?
囝
The base fee per month, in dollars, for the plan.

B
The cost, in dollars, for each additional gigabyte used.

C
The average cost, in dollars, for data usage per month.
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D The average data usage, in gigabytes, per month.

Answer 1

A — the monthly base fee, in dollars. (When g = 5, C = 59, so $59 is the cost that covers the included 5 GB.)