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This equation shows how the amount of time that a receptionist named Terrence spends on the phone is related to the number of phone calls he routes to employees.

t = p + 17

The variable p represents the number phone calls he routes, and the variable t represents the number of minutes he is on the phone. In all, how many phone calls does Terrence have to route to spend a total of 20 minutes on the phone?

phone calls