The city planning commission has been given a budget of 300,000 if the density of concrete is 150 lbs/ft3 determine if the cpc can afford to buy the bridge. The cost of concrete is 0.80/lb

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Step-by-step explanation:

The volume of concrete required to build the bridge is missing and should be provided.

In its absence, let us assign a letter to it.

Let the volume of concrete required to build the bridge be V ft³.

And we further assume that the concrete is the only major material needed to build the bridge for the sake of our question.

Density = (mass/volume)

Density = 150 lb/ft³

Mass = ?

Volume = V ft³

Mass = (Density) × (Volume)

Mass of concrete required = 150 × V = (150V) lb

Cost of concrete is 0.80 per lb

1 lb of concrete costs 0.80

150V of concrete will cost 150V × 0.80 = (120V) currency amount.

Now, depending on the value of V, we can now determine if the city planning commission (cpc) can afford the bridge.

If 120V > 300,000 budget, the cpc cannot afford the bridge, but if 300,000 budget > 120V, then the cpc can afford the bridge.

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the correct answer is 1.7