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Set up the variables and solve:
Mr. Short's cell phone bill (B) varies directly with the amount of text messages (T) he sent last month. If his bill last month was 200 dollars and he sent 1,000 text messages, what would his bill be if he sent 5,000 text messages this month?
B = (K * T)
200 = (K * 1,000) ------> so K = 0.2 or (1/5)
Then
B = (0.2 * 5,000) ------> and B = 1,000 DOLLARS!! (and perhaps another part-time job)