State your variables and what they represent. write a linear function describing the situation. use the function to solve the problem. a phone costs $8 per month, plus 10 cents per message unit. how much is the monthly bill if 40 message units are used?

y = 0.10x + 8, $12

Step-by-step explanation:

y = monthly bill

x = number of message units

Each message unit costs $0.10, so the cost of x message units is 0.10x.  The phone adds $8 to the monthly bill.  Therefore:

y = 0.10x + 8

If x = 40, then:

y = 0.10 (40) + 8

y = 4 + 8

y = 12

The monthly bill is $12.

the most boring thing ever written

step-by-step explanation:

i am writing something. yes, i plan to make it the most boring thing ever written. i go to the store. a car is parked. many cars are parked or moving. some are blue. some are tan. they have windows. in the store, there are items for sale. these include such things as soap, detergent, magazines, and lettuce. you can enhance your life with these products. soap can be used for bathing, be it in a bathtub or in a shower. apply the soap to your body and rinse. detergent is used to wash clothes. place your dirty clothes into a washing machine and add some detergent as directed on the box. select the appropriate settings on your washing machine and you should be ready to begin. magazines are stapled reading material made with glossy paper, and they cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from news and politics to business and stock market information. some magazines are concerned with more recreational topics, like sports card collecting or different kinds of hairstyles. lettuce is a vegetable.