It cost Evan $5.28 to send 88 text messages. How much does it cost to send one text?

On the double number line below, fill in the given values, then use multiplication or division to find the missing value.
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1 answer

To find the cost of sending one text message, you can divide the total cost by the total number of text messages sent.

The total cost is $5.28, and the total number of text messages is 88.

So, the cost per text message can be calculated as follows:

\[ \text{Cost per text message} = \frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Total Text Messages}} = \frac{5.28}{88} \]

Now, performing the division:

\[ \frac{5.28}{88} = 0.06 \]

Thus, it costs $0.06 to send one text message.

Double Number Line Filling

Here's how the double number line would look like filled in:

|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| (Dollars)
0   0.06 0.12 0.18 0.24 0.30 0.36 0.42 0.48 0.54 0.60 0.66 0.72 0.78 0.84 0.90 

|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| (Text Messages)
0   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10   11   12   13   14   15

And to illustrate the total cost and text messages sent:

You can also note:

  • At 88 Text Messages, the cost is $5.28
  • At 1 Text Message, the cost is $0.06