SOLUTION: Monody needs to calculate her monthly water bill. Her family used 18900 gallons at rate of $1.12 per hundred gallons. There is also a monthly account fee of $5.90 per household

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Question 1090335: Monody needs to calculate her monthly water bill.
Her family used 18900 gallons at rate of $1.12 per hundred gallons.
There is also a monthly account fee of $5.90 per household.
What is her total bill?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How many hundreds of gallons (hg) were used?
18900/100=hg
(hg*1.12)+5.90=monthly water bill (mwb)
(18900/100*1.12)+5.90=mwb
211.68+5.90=mwb
$217.58=monthly water bill