He would spend $46.57, I think(I am not that good with rounding)
If there is $1,000 for the pipes, then you can buy 5 steel pipes for $500 and to plastic for 500 too.
so we have three points, A, B and C, if indeed AC is the diameter of the circle, then half the distance of AC is its radius, and the midpoint of AC is the center of the circle, morever, since B is also on the circle, the distance from B to the center must be the same radius distance.
in short, half the distance of AC must be equals to the distance of B to the midpoint of AC, if indeed AC is the diameter.

now, let's check the distance from say A to the center, and check the distance of B to the center, if it's indeed the center, they'll be the same and thus AC its diameter.
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Answer:
-0.7
Step-by-step explanation:

You can choose any digits you wish for
and
but the difference must be 0.7. I chose 1.0 and 0.3.

Step-by-step explanation:
On Monday maggie ran n miles.
On Tuesday, she she ran 90% of the number of miles that she ran on Monday i.e
.
On Wednesday, she ran 50% of the number of miles that she ran on Tuesday i.e. 
First expression : n+0.9n = 1.9 n
Second expression : n + 0.9 n + 0.45 n = 2.35 n
Hence, this is the required solution.