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A concours d’elegance is a competition in which a maximum of 100 points is awarded to a car based on its general attractiveness. The rational expression
approximates the cost, in thousands of dollars, of restoring a car so that it will win x points.
Use this information to work Exercises 95 and 96.
Use the simplified expression form Exercise 95 to determine how much it would cost to win 95 points.
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