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Natural-gas rates. Table 1 shows the winter rates for natural gas charged by the Bay State...

Natural-gas rates. Table 1 shows the winter rates for natural gas charged by the Bay State Gas Company. The base charge is a fixed monthly charge, independent of the amount of gas used per month.

Table 1 Natural Gas Rates

Base charge

$7.47

First 90 therms

$0.4000 per therm

All usage over 90 therms

$0.2076 per therm

(A) Write a piecewise definition of the monthly charge S(x) for a customer who uses x therms in a winter month.


(B) Graph S(x).


(C) Is S(x) continuous at x = 90? Explain.

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