SOLUTION: A city charges a base rate of $20, plus $5 per 1,000 gallons of water used. If billed $48, how much water did you use that month?

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Question 1140579: A city charges a base rate of $20, plus $5 per 1,000 gallons of water used. If billed $48, how much water did you use that month?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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A city charges a base highlight%28cross%28rate%29%29 fee of $20, plus $5 per 1,000 gallons of water used.
If billed $48, how much water did you use that month?
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            Pay attention on how I edited your post in order for the problem MAKES sense. 


The base equation is


    20+%2B+%285%2F1000%29%2Ax = 48


The solution is


    x = %2848-20%29%2A%281000%2F5%29 = 28*200 = 5600  gallons of water.    ANSWER

Solved.