2. The Miller family has decided that due to the severe drought in their state, they are going to implement water conservation methods in their home. Currently, the family uses
approximately 4,000 gallons of water a month for their family of four and they pay $2.95
per 100 cubic feet of water. There are 748 gallons in 100 cubic feet.
A. How much is the family's water bill per month?

$15.78

Explanation:

Since 748 gallons = 100 cubic feet

4000 gallons will be equal to:

= 4000/748 × 100

= 5.3475936 × 100

= 534.75936 cubic feet

Since they pay $2.95 per 100 cubic feet of water, the cost for the family's water bill per month will then be:

= $2.95 × 5.3475936

= $15.78

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light-year  

the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year, equal to about 9.46 trillion km (5.88 trillion mi). light-years are used in measuring interstellar and intergalactic distances.  

parsec  

a unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to about 3.25 light years (3.08 × 1016 meters).  

parallax  

the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due to its being observed from the surface instead of from the center of the earth (diurnal parallax or geocentric parallax) or due to its being observed from the earth instead of from the sun (annual parallax or heliocentric parallax)  

absolute magnitude  

the magnitude (brightness) of a celestial object as it would be seen at a standard distance of 10 parsecs.  

apparent magnitude  

the magnitude of a celestial object as it is actually measured from the earth.  

redshift  

an increase in the wavelength of radiation emitted by a celestial body as a consequence of the doppler effect.  

the great thing about your imagination is that it doesn't have to make sense! if i were you i would be stuck in space, no communication with earth travelling around and around, you can only guess how long its been since your communication broke down. you land on an undiscovered planet, you do a scientific investigation examining the elements and conditions. you come across alien lifeforms.  

best of luck!