ira’s cell phone bill was $412. She had to pay an activation fee of $100. It also costs $52 per month for the phone. How many months does this bill cover? Identify the operations needed to solve this problem.(1 point)

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Responses

addition and division
addition and division

subtraction and division
subtraction and division

addition and multiplication
addition and multiplication

subtraction and multiplication

Answer 1

To determine how many months the cell phone bill of $412 covers, we need to account for the activation fee and the monthly cost.

1. Identify total cost without the activation fee: Since the activation fee of $100 is a one-time payment, we first subtract it from the total bill: \[ 412 - 100 = 312 \] This gives us the total amount that is attributed to the monthly bill.

2. Determine the number of months covered: Now, we divide the remaining balance ($312) by the monthly cost ($52): \[ 312 \div 52 = 6 \] This indicates that the bill covers 6 months.

The operations needed to solve this problem are subtraction and division.

So, the correct response is: subtraction and division.