20+ 0.11
The expression above represents the amount, in
dollars, that a phone company charges per month for
their texting service, where t represents the number of
the customer sends. What is the
text messages
meaning of the number 20 in this expression?
A) Every text message that the customer sends costs
20 cents.
B) The customer can send 20 text messages at no
cost, after which text messages cost 10 cents
each.
C) The customer must pay 20 dollars per month in
addition to a charge for each text message sent.
D) The customer will pay exactly 20 dollars each
month.