2000 AMC 10 Problems/Problem 4

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Problem

Chandra pays an on-line service provider a fixed monthly fee plus an hourly charge for connect time. Her December bill was $12.48$, but in January her bill was $17.54$ because she used twice as much connect time as in December. What is the fixed monthly fee?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ $2.53 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ $ $5.06 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ $6.24 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ $ $7.42 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ $8.77$==Solution==

Let$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)x$be the fixed fee, and$y$be the amount she pays for the minutes she used in the first month.$x+y=12.48$$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)x+2y=17.54$$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)y=5.06$$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)x=7.42$We want the fixed fee, which is$\boxed{\text{D}}$

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Problem 3
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Problem 5
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