Nova receives a bill for her cell phone each month. she pays a flat fee of $35 plus $0.05 per text message. this month, her bill without taxes was $51.50. which equation gives the number of text messages, tt, she sent this month?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Nova receives a bill for her cell phone each month. She pays a flat fee of $35 plus $0.05 per text message. This month, her bill without taxes was $51.50.

To find : Which equation gives the number of text messages, t, she sent this month?

Solution :

Let t be the number of messages.

The cost of per message is =$0.05

The cost of t messages = $0.05t

She pays flat fee = $35

Total bill without taxes = $51.50

The equation gives the number of text messages, t, she sent this month is