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Algebra, STD2 EQ-Bank 23

Green Thumb Landscaping charges for their lawn mowing service based on the size of the lawn.

They use the formula below to calculate the cost of each service.

Total cost = Call-out fee + Cost per square metre \( \times \) Area of lawn

The spreadsheet they provide to their clients is included below.

  1. Write down the formula that has been used in cell E4, using appropriate grid references.   (1 mark)

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  2. Miguel has a lawn with a different area. The call-out fee and cost per square metre remain the same. When Miguel's lawn area is entered into the spreadsheet, the total cost shown in cell E4 becomes \$153.00.

    What is the area of Miguel's lawn?   (2 marks)

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a.    \(=\text{B4}+ \text{B5} \ ^* \ \text{B6}\)

b.    \(\text{60 m}^2\)

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a.    \(=\text{B4}+ \text{B5} \ ^* \ \text{B6}\)
 

b.     \(153\) \(=45+1.8A\)
  \(108\) \(=1.8A\)
  \(A\) \(=\dfrac{108}{1.8}=60\)

 
\(\therefore\ \text{The area of Miguel’s lawn is 60 m}^2.\)

Filed Under: Applications of Linear Relationships, Applications of Linear Relationships Tagged With: Band 3, Band 4, smc-6256-30-Other Linear Applications, smc-6256-50-Spreadsheets, smc-6513-30-Other Linear Applications, smc-6513-50-Spreadsheets, syllabus-2027

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