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The cost of constructing a road is partly constant and partly varies as the distance. If it costs sh 30 000 to construct a 400 m road and sh 42 000 to construct a road one and half times longer. Find the costs of constructing a 800 m road

      

The cost of constructing a road is partly constant and partly varies as the distance. If it costs sh 30 000 to construct a 400 m road and sh 42 000 to construct a road one and half times longer. Find the costs of constructing a 800 m road

  

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John
Let the constants be K and M

C = K + Md

30 000 = K + 400 M .....(i)

42 000 = K + 600 M .....(ii)

30 000 = K + 400 M

12 000 = 200 M

60 = M

30 000 = K + 400 x 60

K = 30 000 - 24 000 = 6 000

C = 6 000 + 60M

= 6 000 + 60M

= 6 000 + 60(800)

= 6 000 + 48 000

=sh 54 000

johnmulu answered the question on March 7, 2017 at 05:13


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