Question

It costs Hometown Stadium $1,000 each to lease 1,000-space parking lots from local businesses. How much will it cost to lease enough lots to accommodate an overflow of 13,687 vehicles?

Answer 1

Since 13,687 vehicles will fit on 14 1,000-space parking lots we have:

14*1,000 = $14,000 will be the cost to lease enough lots to accommodate an overflow of 13,687 vehicles.

Answer 2

The answer is $14000.

Explanation:

It costs Hometown Stadium $1,000 each to lease 1,000-space parking lots from local businesses.

Means per 1000 vehicles, $1000 is charged.

Number of vehicles to be accommodated is = 13687

And the given range of vehicles; 13687 will fit in 14, parking lots (each having 1000 capacity)

So, amount needed will be =
`14*1000=14000` dollars

Therefore, the answer is $14000.