Question

First Street and Constitution Boulevard run perpendicularly. The city commission wants to construct a new street that diagonally connects First and Constitution 4 miles and 9 miles, respectively, from their intersection. The construction cost is estimated at $120 per linear foot. Find the estimated cost for constructing the street.

A. $6,280,000

B. $52,000

C. $634,000

D. $6,240,000

Answer 1

The answer is D. You do the pathagorean theorem the multiply 5 time 5280 (because the feet in a mile) then multiply that by 120.