A promotional deal for long distance phone service charges a $\$ 15$ basic fee plus $\$ 0.05$ per minute for all calls. If Joe's phone bill was $\$ 63$ under this promotional deal, how many minutes of phone calls did he make? Round to the nearest integer, if necessary.
A) 2 min
B) $10 \mathrm{~min}$
C) $1560 \mathrm{~min}$
D) $960 \mathrm{~min}$

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First, subtract the basic fee from the total bill: $63 - $15 = $48. Then, divide the remaining amount by the per-minute charge: $48 / $0.05 = 960 minutes.

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