The Local Town Board Has Authorized the Creation of a New

question 23

Multiple Choice

The local town board has authorized the creation of a new sub-division consisting of five houses. The public works department is given the duty of installing underground electric wires which will network together the houses with a nearby electric sub-station . The table below gives the coast in hundreds dollars of installing wires between each of the houses and sub-station . Find the coast og the cheapest network connecting the five houses with the sub-station.

• A) $3200
• B) $3800
• C) $4300
• D) $5700
• E) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Primary Producer

Organisms, typically plants and algae, that produce organic compounds from carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, serving as a food source for other organisms in the ecosystem.

Plant

Multicellular organisms in the kingdom Plantae that use photosynthesis to make their own food, characterized by green pigmentation, cellulose cell walls, and reproduction via spores or seeds.

Secondary Consumer

An organism that feeds on primary consumers; typically a carnivore or omnivore that occupies the third trophic level in a food chain.

Decomposer

Organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, that break down dead organisms and waste materials, recycling nutrients in ecosystems.