Question

During the summer, a property owner will pay $24.72 plus $1.32 per hcf for Conservation Usage. The bill for Conservation Usage would be between or equal to $31.32 and $52.12. How many hcf can the owner use if she wants her usage to stay in the conservation range? Enter truncated values for answers. Example: Enter 8.93 as 8 and 6.34 as 6.

Answer 1

Answer:

The owner can use between 5 and 20 HCF to stay in the conservation range

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's calculate the number of HCF, this way:

Lower value = (31.32 - 24.72)/1.32 = 6.60/1.32 = 5

Upper value = (52.12 - 24.72)/1.32 = 27.4/1.32 = 20.76 = 20 as truncated value

The owner can use between 5 and 20 HCF to stay in the conservation range