WebAssign Printed Access Card for Aufmann/Lockwood/Nation/Clegg's Mathematical Excursions, 4th Edition, Single-Term
WebAssign Printed Access Card for Aufmann/Lockwood/Nation/Clegg's Mathematical Excursions, 4th Edition, Single-Term
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ISBN: 9781337652445
Author: Richard N. Aufmann, Joanne Lockwood, Richard D. Nation, Daniel K. Clegg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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A parking garage charges $7.50 for the first hour and $5.25 for each additional hour. Write a formula to represent the parking charge for parking in this garage for h hours. Assume h is a counting number greater than 1.

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