nty company cnarges a Dase rate 0' cents per Kl lowatt nour kwn lor tne nrst kwn anu cents per kilowatt nour lor all additional electricity usage. ne dmount n dollars that the uunty company cnarges s d luncuon o' the number x o at used (a) Express E as a piecewise defined function if 0 S x 350 if 0

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A utility company charges a base rate of 10 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) for the first 350 kWh and 15 cents per kilowatt hour for all additional electricity usage. The amount E (in dollars) that the utility company charges is a function of the number x of kilowatt hours used.

nty company cnarges a Dase rate 0'
cents per Kl lowatt nour kwn lor tne nrst
kwn anu
cents per kilowatt nour lor all additional electricity usage. ne dmount
n dollars that the uunty company cnarges s d luncuon o' the number x o
at
used
(a) Express E as a piecewise defined function if 0 S x
350
if 0<xS 350
E(x)
if 350< X
(b) Find E(50)
What does this value represent?
The cost of
kWh of electricity is s
Find E(350)
What does this value represent?
The cost of
kWh of electricity is s
Find E(450)
What does this value represent?
The cost of
kWh of electricity is s
(c) One bill for electric usage is $58.55. How many kilowatt hours are covered by this bill?
kWh
Transcribed Image Text:nty company cnarges a Dase rate 0' cents per Kl lowatt nour kwn lor tne nrst kwn anu cents per kilowatt nour lor all additional electricity usage. ne dmount n dollars that the uunty company cnarges s d luncuon o' the number x o at used (a) Express E as a piecewise defined function if 0 S x 350 if 0<xS 350 E(x) if 350< X (b) Find E(50) What does this value represent? The cost of kWh of electricity is s Find E(350) What does this value represent? The cost of kWh of electricity is s Find E(450) What does this value represent? The cost of kWh of electricity is s (c) One bill for electric usage is $58.55. How many kilowatt hours are covered by this bill? kWh
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