3.2.1 Mr Mbhazima is under the free indigent household. Calculate his water bill for the month of September if he uses 35 kl of water. 3.2.2 Mr Mahada is not under the indigent households. Calculate his sanitation bill if (3) he uses 25 kl . 3.2.3 \( \begin{array}{l}\text { The sanitation bill for Mr Mahada is VAT inclusive, calculate his bill before } \\ \text { VAT was added. } \\ \text { 3.2.4 }\end{array} \begin{array}{l}\text { Mr Chauke, who is also not under the indigent households, made a payment of } \\ \text { R580 towards his sanitation tariff. Determine how many litres of water he used } \\ \text { for that month. }\end{array} \)

Mr. Mbhazima, since he is under the free indigent household program, typically enjoys a water allocation of a certain number of kiloliters for free each month. Given that he used 35 kl, he won't have to pay for this water usage, making his water bill a delightful R0 for September! For Mr. Mahada, the sanitation bill can be calculated using the municipal tariff rate for sanitation services. Assuming the rate is, say, R8 per kl, the sanitation bill if he uses 25 kl of water would be R200. This comes from multiplying 25 kl by R8, so Mr. Mahada needs to set aside R200 to keep those sanitation services flowing smoothly! To find Mr. Mahada's sanitation bill before the VAT was applied, you can use the formula: Total Bill = Bill Before VAT + (Bill Before VAT * VAT Rate). Assuming a VAT rate of 15%, let’s say his VAT-inclusive bill is R230. To find out the bill before VAT, you can work backward: R230 = Bill Before VAT * 1.15, leading to a bill before VAT of approximately R200. That keeps it neat, right? Now, Mr. Chauke paid R580 towards his sanitation tariff. To find out how many liters of water he used, we can use the sanitation tariff assumed earlier (R8 per kl). To find out how many kl he used, you’d divide R580 by the rate R8, which gives you 72.5 kl. Since that’s equivalent to 72,500 liters, Mr. Chauke can proudly report a usage of 72,500 liters for that month!