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Suppose water costs $5.00 per 1,000 gallons for the first 10,000 gallons. For every 10,000 additional gallons the price increases $0.15 more per gallon. What would it cost to use 10,000 gallons of water? What would it cost to use20,000 gallons?

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Answer:

i) $50 ii) $101.5

Explanation:

1,000 gallons --> $5

1 gallons --> 5/1000

i)  10,000 gallons --> 10 * 5 = $50

ii) 20,000 gallons --> $50 + $50 = $100

took 10 more gallons so, $0.15 * 10 = $1.5

$100 + $1.5 = $101.5

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The cost of gallons in the given case is $50 and $101.5. When For every 10,000 additional gallons, the price increases by $0.15.

What is the cost?

The cost is the amount of money that has been operated up to assemble something or supply a service and hence is not available for use anymore.

Computation of cost of a gallon:

According to the given information,

The value of water cost per 10,000 gallons = $5

So, the value of each gallon is:

[tex]=\dfrac{\$5}{1,000}\\\\=0.005.[/tex]

Case i:

Cost of 10,000 gallons of water :

[tex]=10\times \$5\\\\=\$50[/tex]

Case ii:

Cost of 20,000 gallons of water :

[tex]=\$50+\$50\\=\$100[/tex]

Addition of 10 more gallons, so:

[tex]=\$0.15 \times 10 \\=\$1.5[/tex]

Then, the value of gallon is :

[tex]=\$100 + \$1.5 \\= \$101.5[/tex]

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