A city spends $15 million on a beach nourishment project that adds 1.8 million cubic yards of sand to 3 miles of beach. What is the cost per cubic yard of sand?

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Arams · Answer 1 · 2021-07-02T22:16:14+0000

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The answer is $8.33 per cubic yard.

Step-by-step explanation:

This problem is just a normal math equation. You divide the price by how much space you are covering to get the smallest ratio(15 million divided by 1.8 million). After dividing you get the answer of $8.33 per cubic yard.

A city spends $15 million on a beach nourishment project that adds 1.8 million cubic yards of sand to 3 miles of beach. What is the cost per cubic yard of sand?

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