SOLUTION: The charges for renting a moving van are $50 for the first 30 miles and $8 for each additional mile. Assume that a fraction of a mile is rounded up. (i) Determine the cost of drivi

Question 1077613: The charges for renting a moving van are $50 for the first 30 miles and $8 for each additional mile. Assume that a fraction of a mile is rounded up. (i) Determine the cost of driving the van 82 miles. (ii) Find a symbolic representation for a function f that computes the cost of driving the van x miles, where 0
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The charges for renting a moving van are $50 for the first 30 miles and $8 for each additional mile. Assume that a fraction of a mile is rounded up. (i) Determine the cost of driving the van 82 miles. (ii) Find a symbolic representation for a function f that computes the cost of driving the van x miles, where 0
Cost to drive 82 miles:
With x being amount of miles, correct piece-wise function:
All other answers are INCORRECT, NONSENSICAL, and just PLAIN SILLY, so IGNORE!
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