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When traveling in London, Charlotte decided to check her e-mail at an Internet café. There was a flat charge of $\$ 2$ plus a charge of 10 cents a minute. How many minutes was she logged on if her bill was $\$ 3.70 ?$
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This can be represented by the equation: \[ \$3.70 = \$2 + \$0.10 \times \text{minutes} \] Show more…
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