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The table
below shows the average consumption and cost of safe water for
the people of Maputo. Use the information from the table to answer
the questions below.
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Drinking
water
Source
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Average
consumption
of drinking water
(cubic meters per month)
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Average
cost
of drinking water
(Mts.* per cubic meter)
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House
connection
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17.6
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1,341
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Other
sources
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4
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3,751
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*Mts. is the
abbreviation for Mozambique’s currency, the metical.
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a. |
Who
uses more drinking water, people with house connections or others?
How many times more water do they use than others? |
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b. |
Who
pays less per unit for their water, people with house connections
or others? |
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c. |
Based
on your answers to questions 3a and 3b, make a general statement
describing the relationships among water cost, convenience, and
consumption. |
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d. |
If
people without house connections are consuming water at a rate below
the World Health Organization's recommended daily minimum of 20
liters per person, what changes might you expect to see if they
were connected to the piped water system? |
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e. |
How
do people in your community get their water? |
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Access
to Safe Water
