For his long distance phone service, Jose pays a $2 monthly fee plus 12 cents per minute. Last month, Jose's long distance bill was $22.04. For how many minutes was Jose billed?​

Consider the equation 0.2(x – 4.5) + 1.7 = 9.6. 1. use the distribution property. 2. combine like terms. 3. use the properties of equality and inverse operations to isolate the variable. 0.2x + (-0.9) + 1.7 = 9.6 0.2x + 0.8 = 9.6