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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