document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1147480>Question 1147480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose a car rental company charges $134 for the first day and $88 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "for each additional or partial day. Let S(x) represent the cost of renting a car for x days. Find the value of S(4.5). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "S(4.5) is the cost of renting the car for 4.5 days.  Since the cost after the first day is for full or partial days, that will be the same S(5).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the first day cost plus 4 times the additional day cost.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug in the numbers and do the arithmetic.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P.S. What kind of car are they renting? a Lamborghini? </SPAN>\n" );
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