Your cell phone plan costs $39.99 per month plus $0.11 for each text message you send or receive. You have at most $44 to spend on your cell phone bill. What is the maximum number of text messages that you can send or receive next​ month?

Answer 1

Let's represent the number of text messages you can send or receive as x.

The cost of the cell phone plan is $39.99 per month.
The cost for text messages is $0.11 per message.

The total cost of the cell phone bill is given by the equation:

39.99 + 0.11x ≤ 44

Simplifying the equation:

0.11x ≤ 44 - 39.99

0.11x ≤ 4.01

To isolate x, divide both sides by 0.11:

x ≤ 4.01/0.11

x ≤ 36.45

So, the maximum number of text messages you can send or receive next month is 36.