This equation shows how the amount of time that a receptionist named Trevor spends on the phone is related to the number of phone calls he routes to employees.t=2pThe variable p represents the number phone calls he routes, and the variable t represents the number of minutes he is on the phone. If he routes 4 phone calls, how much time will Trevor have spent on the phone in total?_____ minutes
Q. This equation shows how the amount of time that a receptionist named Trevor spends on the phone is related to the number of phone calls he routes to employees.t=2pThe variable p represents the number phone calls he routes, and the variable t represents the number of minutes he is on the phone. If he routes 4 phone calls, how much time will Trevor have spent on the phone in total?_____ minutes
Identify Prompt: question_prompt: How many minutes is Trevor on the phone if he routes 4 phone calls?
Define Variable:p=4 because Trevor routes 4 phone calls.
Substitute Variable: Plug in p=4 into the equation t=2p to find t.
Calculate:t=2×4.
Final Answer:t=8. So, Trevor spends 8 minutes on the phone.
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