Prepare a Budget

Kaci's May water bill listed two meter reading. The previous reading was 4,121 ccf and the present reading is 4, 213 ccf. How much water did her household use during the billing period?

• 76

• 23

• 92

• 87

What is the meter reading in ccf indicated by the gas meter shown?

• 8,513

• 8,443

• 9,416

• 657

How many kilowatt-hours of electricity did bill use during the service period shown?

• 2,320

• 21,780

• 24,100

• 3,230

What did Wattco charge per kilowatt-hour of electricity?

• $0.13

• $0.11

• $0.12

• $0.14

The bill covers 31 days of electric use. What was Bill's average daily expense for electricity for this service period? Round to the nearest cent.

• $8.12

• $7.98

• $8.23

• $7.88

Energy-saving appliances often pay for themselves. This means that the savings in energy usage can equal, or offset, the cost of the item after a certain number of years. The Thomsons’ old water heater cost them $755 per year to run. The new one they purchased for $2,940 will save them 41% annually in energy costs to run it. In how many years will it pay for itself?

• 8.5 years

• 9 years

• 8 years

• 9.5 years

What is the difference is last summers and this summers electric bill? did it increase or decrease?

• $354.87, increased

• $329.94, decreased

• $329.94, increased

• $354.87, decreased

Snapchat has a new policy that requires you to pay $0.45 for the first 10 snaps (include sent and received) and $0.25 for every snap after the first 10. If the average person sends and receives 34 snaps a day what would it cost to use the app?

• $25

• $19

• $12

• $21

Tiktok has decided to charge each person who uses the app by the min. If Tiktok charges $0.35 for the fist 3 mins and $0.19 for each minute after even if its only a particle minute. How much would it cost to spend 54 mins on Tiktok?

• $13.12

• $11.02

• $10.74

• $12.76

Chris gets charged for his text messages each month so he is thinking of getting an unlimited plan like Jacob to save money. On the unlimited plan he can pan $40 for the entire month vs paying $0.20 per text. If he plans to send and receive 1000 texts in 1 month how much would he save by switching to the unlimited plan?

• $150

• $200

• $160

• $180