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Grade 12

Water Usage from a Water Bill

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The table shows Neville's average water use for one day.

Usage Litres per day
Dishwasher $31$31
Washing Machine $30$30
Gardening $12$12
Toilet $28$28
Shower $53$53
a

How much water is Neville using per day?

b

How much water does Neville use in a week?

c

If Neville only used the washing machine once a week, how much water would he use in a week?

d

What percentage of Neville’s daily water usage is taken up by the washing machine?

Give your answer to the nearest percentage.

e

If water costs $\$2.90$$2.90 per kilolitre, how much would Neville have to pay per day?

Give your answer to the nearest cent.

f

Construct a bar graph for his daily water usage.

UsageLitres per day510152025303540455055DishwasherWashing MachineGardeningToiletShower
Easy
6min

A water saving shower head uses $60%$60% of the water an ordinary shower head does.

Hard
3min
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12C.B.2.3

Solve problems, using technology (e.g., calculator, spreadsheet), that involve the fixed costs (e.g., mortgage, insurance, property tax) and variable costs (e.g., maintenance, utilities) of owning or renting accommodation

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