Using a phone card to make a long distance call costs a flat fee of $0.81 plus $0.16 per minute starting with the first minute. Find the total cost of a phone call which lasts 27 minutes.
A) $27.13
B) $4.32
C) $22.03
D) $5.13

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The total cost is calculated by adding the flat fee to the cost per minute multiplied by the number of minutes: $0.81 + ($0.16 * 27) = $0.81 + $4.32 = $5.13.

Using a Phone Card to Make a Long Distance Call