Solve the Problem. -The Cost of Renting a Snowblower Is $20 for the $20

question 99

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The cost of renting a snowblower is $20 for the first hour (or any fraction thereof) and $5 for each additional hour (or fraction thereof) up to a maximum rental time of 5 hours. Write a piecewise definition of the cost C(x)
Of renting a snowblower for x hours. Is C(x) continuous at x = 2.5?

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