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by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Nov 24, 2019 5:45 pm
For telephone calls between two particular cities, a telephone company charges $0.40 per minute if the calls are placed between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. and $0.25 per minute if the calls are placed between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. If the charge for a call between the two cities placed at 1:00 p.m. was $10.00, how much would a call of the same duration have cost if it had been placed at 11.00 p.m.?

(A) $3.75

(B) $6.25

(C) $9.85

(D) $10.00

(E) $16.00

OA B

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:33 am
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:For telephone calls between two particular cities, a telephone company charges $0.40 per minute if the calls are placed between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. and $0.25 per minute if the calls are placed between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. If the charge for a call between the two cities placed at 1:00 p.m. was $10.00, how much would a call of the same duration have cost if it had been placed at 11.00 p.m.?

(A) $3.75
(B) $6.25
(C) $9.85
(D) $10.00
(E) $16.00
Let x = the duration (in minutes) of the call
For calls at $0.40 per minute, we can write: 0.4x = 10
Solve to get: x = 25
So, the original call lasted 25 minutes.

If the 25-minute call were placed at 11 pm (at $0.25 per minute) , the cost would = 25 x $0.25 = $6.25

Answer: B

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:00 pm
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:For telephone calls between two particular cities, a telephone company charges $0.40 per minute if the calls are placed between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. and $0.25 per minute if the calls are placed between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. If the charge for a call between the two cities placed at 1:00 p.m. was $10.00, how much would a call of the same duration have cost if it had been placed at 11.00 p.m.?

(A) $3.75

(B) $6.25

(C) $9.85

(D) $10.00

(E) $16.00

OA B

Source: Official Guide
We can let m = the number of minutes for the call and create the equation:

0.4m = 10

m = 25

So if the call was placed at 11 pm, it would have cost 25 x 0.25 = 6.25 dollars.

Answer: B

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