Question 1019606: The question is ... A residential water bill is based ona flat fee of $10.00 plus a charge of .75 for each 1000 gallons of water used. Find the number of gallons of water a family can use and have a monthly water bill less than $55.oo.
I think the equation should be something like
10.00 + .75x < 55.00
which gets me an answer of 60 gallons but it should be 60,000 gallons I feel. I don't know how to incorporate the per 1000 gallons into the equation.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The question is ... A residential water bill is based ona flat fee of $10.00 plus a charge of .75 for each 1000 gallons of water used. Find the number of gallons of water a family can use and have a monthly water bill less than $55.oo.
I think the equation should be something like
10.00 + .75x < 55.00
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It's 0.75 per 1,000 or (0.75/1,000)
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If x is # of gallons the cost is (0.75/10,000)*x = 0.75(x/10,000)
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So your equation is::
dollars + dollars < 55 dollars
10.00 + 0.75(x/1,000) < 55
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10,000 + 0.75x < 55000
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0.75x < 45,000
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x < 60,000
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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