Final: The Phone Plan

Part of the Expressions & Data section of Coddy's Pre-Algebra journey. Lesson 50 of 52.

This story has two kinds of charge: one paid once each month, and one paid again for every hour of use. Turn it into an expression in a letter for the hours, with the fixed charge and the hourly charge as its two parts.

Challenge

A phone plan costs 12 dollars a month plus 4 dollars for every hour of calls. Write an expression for the monthly cost when you call for h hours.

Test yourself

This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.

Test yourself

This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.

All lessons in Expressions & Data

1Variables and Expressions

What a Variable Is Writing Expressions Expressions from Stories Two Operations Recap: Expressions

4Combining Like Terms

Like Terms Letters and Numbers Negative Terms Two Letters Distribute, Then Collect Recap: Like Terms

7Probability

Chance as a Fraction The Complement Chance as a Percent Expected Count Recap: Probability

10Final Challenges

Final: Two Brackets Final: A Cubic ExpressionFinal: The Phone PlanFinal: A Decimal Mean Final: The Last Spin

2Evaluating Expressions

Substituting a Value Negative Inputs Powers in Expressions Formulas Recap: Evaluating

5Patterns and Sequences

Continuing a Pattern The Common Difference The nth Term Writing the Rule Recap: Sequences

8Tables and Charts

Reading a Table Totals and Differences Reading a Line Graph Percent of a Total Recap: Tables and Charts

3The Distributive Property

Number Properties Mental Math Distributing Letters Distributing a Minus Recap: Distributing

6Data and Averages

The Mean Mean with Negatives The Median The Mode The Range Recap: Data and Averages

9Perimeter and Area

Perimeter Area of a Rectangle Area of a Triangle Perimeter as an Expression Recap: Perimeter and Area