document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208083>Question 1208083</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An economy car rented in Florida from National Car Rental® on a weekly basis costs $95 per week. Extra days cost $24 per day until the day rate exceeds the weekly rate, in which case the weekly rate applies. Also, any part of a day used counts as a full day. Find the cost C of renting an economy car as a function of the number x of days used, where 7 <= x <= 14. function. Graph this function.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #846313 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52817)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=846313\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An economy car rented in Florida from National Car Rental on a weekly basis costs $95 per week. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Extra days cost $24 per day until the day rate exceeds the weekly rate, in which case the weekly rate applies. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also, any part of a day used counts as a full day. Find the cost C of renting an economy car <BR>\n" );
document.write( "as a function of the number x of days used, where 7 <= x <= 14. function. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem says that \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\"An economy car rented in Florida from National Car Rental® on a weekly basis costs $95 per week.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A week is 7 days; so this rate is 95/7 dollars per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But this fraction, 95/7 dollars, is neither an integer number of dollars nor an integer number of cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, it is unclear to me how to treat this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In my view, the problem is composed incorrectly (= by an illogical way).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To me, it is an example on how a Math problem SHOULD NOT be composed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>comment from student</U>: Why do you insist on arguing with me? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "All math problems are copied and pasted here from my college algebra textbook. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't understand what your problem is, really.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>My response</U> : I do not argue with you, and I do not insist on arguing with you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You posted your problem/question to the forum.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I replied showing my opinion about it. That's all.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I do not try to convert you to my faith.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You may believe in/to everything you want.\r<BR>\n" );
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