document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175983>Question 175983</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780136154167/algebrahomeworkh>Elementary Mathematical Modeling Functions and Graphs</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm given a scenario describing that for the first ounce in First Class Mail the rate is $0.37 and each additional ounce after that has a rate of $0.23 per ounce. Part (d) is asking me to write a multipart rule for the First-Class Mail rate function R(w), giving the rate in dollars and cents as a function of the weight in ounces.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and (e) what are the domain and range of the function R? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "domain: natural numbers {1,2,3...}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "range:  rational numbers{w:w>=.37} </SPAN>\n" );
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