📅 2026-01-23

Daily Math Challenge

📚 Money ⭐ Hard 🎓 Grade 6-8
A phone plan costs $30/month plus $0.10 per text over 500 texts. In March you sent 650 texts. What was your bill?
Answer
$45

📝 Step-by-Step Solution

1
Base cost: $30
2
Overage: 650 - 500 = 150 texts
3
Overage cost: 150 × $0.10 = $15
4
Total: $30 + $15 = $45
💡 Helpful Hints
• Calculate texts over limit
• Multiply overage by cost per text
• Add to base cost