Mira’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

subtraction and multiplication
subtraction and multiplication

addition and multiplication
addition and multiplication

subtraction and division
subtraction and division

addition and division

Answer 1

To solve the problem, we need to determine how many months the bill covers. First, we'll start by isolating the monthly costs from the total bill.

1. Total Bill: $412
2. Activation Fee: $100 (this is a one-time cost)
3. Monthly Cost: $52

To find the total amount paid for the months of service, we first subtract the activation fee from the total bill:

\[ 412 - 100 = 312 \]

Now we have the total cost for the months of service, which is $312.

Next, to find the number of months covered by this bill, we divide the remaining cost by the monthly cost:

\[ 312 \div 52 = 6 \]

Thus, the bill covers 6 months.

The necessary operations to solve the problem are subtraction (to remove the activation fee) and division (to find the number of months in the remaining amount).

The correct response is:

subtraction and division