A construction company will be fined for each day it is late completing its current project. the daily fine will be $4000 for the first day and will increase by $1000 each day. based on its budget, the company can only afford $60,000 in total ines. what is the maximum number of days it can be late?

a. 10 days
b. 8 days
c. 12 days
d. 5 days

Question

A construction company will be fined for each day it is late completing its current project. the daily fine will be $4000 for the first day and will increase by $1000 each day. based on its budget, the company can only afford $60,000 in total ines. what is the maximum number of days it can be late?

a. 10 days
b. 8 days
c. 12 days
d. 5 days

albert0898 · Answer

First Day = 4,000
2nd = 5,000
3rd = 6,000
4th = 7,000
5th = 8,000
6th = 9,000
7th = 10,000
8th = 11,000
9th = 12,000
10th = 13,000
11th = 14,000
12th = 15,000

b. 8 days

As a shortcut you could just do 5 + 6 + 7 and so on until you reach a number close to (must be less though) or equal to 60.

anonymous · Answer

thank you. not a fan of word problems (:

albert0898 · Answer

Anytime! Glad to help lol :3