A telephone company charges Rs. 0.05 per minute for local calls and Rs. 0.12 per minute for long distance calls. Which expression gives the total cost in rupees for " $x$ " minutes of local calls and " $y$ " minutes for long distance calls?

$0.05 x + 0.12 y$

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$0.05 x - 0.12 y$

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$0.17 (x + y)$

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$0.17 x y$

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Solution

The correct option is A
$0.05 x + 0.12 y$

Given, the charges for local and long distance calls are Rs. 0.05 per minute and Rs. 0.12 per minute respectively.
Total minutes of local call is " $x$ " minutes.
Total minutes of long distance call is " $y$ " minutes.

Therefore, the required algebraic equation is $R s 0.05 x + 0.12 y$

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