Question

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A water company offers industrial users two different packages. The users can either pay 79 cents per thousand gallons, or pay a fixed amount of $1,106,000 for unlimited water usage for one year. How much water does an industrial user need to use in one year for the fixed amount package to be the less expensive option?
A.
over 1,400,000 thousand gallons
B.
over 14,000 thousand gallons
C.
over 1,400 thousand gallons
D.
over 14,000,000 thousand gallons

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer: 1,400,000

Step-by-step explanation: The correct answer is that the user will need to use over 1,400,000 thousand gallons per year. This is calculated by dividing $1,106,000 by .79, which equals the number of thousands of gallons you are billed for at $1,106,000 per year.