Question

under her cell phone plan, ella pays a flat cost of $37.50 per month and $5 per gigabyte. she wants to keep her bill at $59 per month. how many gigabytes of data can she use while staying within her budget?

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the equation

Let \(x\) be the number of gigabytes. The total cost is the flat cost plus the cost per gigabyte. So the equation is \(37.50 + 5x=59\).

Step2: Solve for \(x\)

Subtract \(37.50\) from both sides: \(5x = 59 - 37.50\).
\(5x=21.5\).
Divide both sides by \(5\): \(x=\frac{21.5}{5}\).
\(x = 4.3\).

Answer:

\(4.3\) gigabytes.