document.write( "Question 580428: Please help me set up this equation ...A residential water bill is based on a flat fee of $10 plus a charge of $0.75 for each 1000 gal of water used. Find the number of gallons of water a family can use and have a monthly water bill that is less than $25.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #371405 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A residential water bill is based on a flat fee of $10 plus a charge of $0.75 for each 1000 gal of water used. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let g = no. of thousands of gallons used \n" ); document.write( "f(g) = .75g + 10 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " Find the number of gallons of water a family can use and have a monthly water bill that is less than $25. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ".75g + 10 = 25 \n" ); document.write( "subtract from both sides \n" ); document.write( ".75g = 15 \n" ); document.write( "g = 15/.75 \n" ); document.write( "g = 20 thousand gallons \n" ); document.write( " |