Answer:
84,000 m + 36,000 p = 1,962,800
Step-by-step explanation:
Let m denotes number of miles of 2-lane roads the department could resurface and p denotes number of workers hired by the department of Streets of a city.
The cost of resurfacing a mile of 2-lane road is estimated at $84,000.
So,
Cost of resurfacing m miles of 2-lane road = $84,000 m
The average starting salary of a worker in the department is $36,000 a year
So,
Total salary paid to p workers = $36,000 p
Now, total amount is equal to $1,962,800.
84,000 m + 36,000 p = 1,962,800
