A telephone company charges $40.00 per month for cell phone usage that does not exceed 750 minutes. Any usage over 750 minutes is charged at a rate of $0.45 a minute. If a customer uses a cell phone for 977 minutes in a month, how much will that monthly cell phone bill be?

Sherrie is baking a pie for her family. she leaves the room and comes back to 35% of the pie having been eaten before she can put the topping on. how much 1 square inch strips of dough will she need for the top, now that a portion is missing? round your answer to the nearest while nimber.