I have no idea how to solve this problem...
A village wants to build a community center that is projected to cost 1.2 million dollars. Cost per resident is increased by #$ as it is discovered that there are 225 fewer residents than when planning began 2 years ago. What is the revised cost per resident?
Any help is much appreciated!
To solve this problem, you need to understand the concept of cost per resident and how it changes when the number of residents decreases.
First, let's calculate the initial cost per resident before the decrease in the number of residents:
Initial Cost per Resident = Total Cost / Number of Residents
In this case, the total cost is $1.2 million and the number of residents before the decrease is not given. Therefore, we cannot calculate the initial cost per resident with the information provided.
Now, let's calculate the revised cost per resident after the decrease in the number of residents:
Revised Cost per Resident = Total Cost / Revised Number of Residents
To find the revised number of residents, we need to know the number of residents before the decrease and the decrease itself. We are given that there are 225 fewer residents than when planning began 2 years ago. However, the starting number of residents is not specified, so we cannot determine the revised number of residents.
Therefore, with the given information, it is not possible to calculate the revised cost per resident.