Write an equation for the word problem. Then solve and check.
-The cost of a long-distance phone call to your friend is $\$ 0.27$ for the first minute and $\$ 0.14$ for each additional minute. What was the total length of a call that cost $\$ 2.09$ and lasted $x$ additional minutes?
A) $0.27+0.14 \mathrm{x}=2.09 ; 14 \mathrm{~min}$
B) $0.14+0.27 \mathrm{x}=2.09 ; 8 \mathrm{~min}$
C) $0.14+0.27 \mathrm{x}=2.09 ; 9 \mathrm{~min}$
D) $0.27+0.14 x=2.09 ; 13 \mathrm{~min}$

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The correct equation to represent the total cost of the call is $0.27 + 0.14x = 2.09$, where $0.27$ is the cost of the first minute and $0.14x$ represents the cost of the additional minutes. Solving for $x$ gives $x = 13$, indicating the call lasted for 13 additional minutes.

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