The department of streets of a city has a budget of $1,962,800 for resurfacing roads and hiring additional workers this year. the cost of resurfacing a mile of 2-lane road is estimated at $84,000. the average starting salary of a worker in the department is $36,000 a year,

the city is planning to hire 6 new workers and to use its entire budget.

a. which equation should be used to find out how many miles of 2-lane roads it could resurface? explain your reasoning

b. find the number of miles of 2-lane roads the city could resurface if it hires 6 new workers.