16. Higher Order Thinking A cell phone plan is shown at the
right. The rates, which include an unlimited data plan, are the
same each month for 7 months. The total cost for all 7 months
is $180.39. Let m represent the average number of minutes that
exceeds 700 minutes each month.
a. Write an equation to represent the given situation.

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step-by-step explanation:

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geometry: triangles

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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