A province’s Ministry ofSocial Services has found that both the number of people needing social assistance and the province’s total expenditures on social assistance are proportional to the rate of unemployment. Late August when the provincial unemployment rate was 8.4%, the province provided assistance to 89,300 individuals at a total cost of $107.4 million.The forecast unemployment rate for next August is 7.9%. How many people can the province expect to need social assistance next August?What amount should the province budget for social assistance inAugust?

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