1. Buying a new car is expensive! In Austin, Texas, residents must pay a 6.25% sales tax on the price of the vehicle, plus a title transfer fee of $33, plus a registration fee of $78.25. (a) If you negotiate a price of x dollars for a new car, write a function C(x) that gives the total cost of purchasing the vehicle. (b) If the price of the new car is $28,720, what is the total cost of purchasing the vehicle?

1. Buying a new car is expensive! In Austin, Texas, residents must pay a 6.25% sales tax on the price of the vehicle, plus a title transfer fee of $33, plus a registration fee of $78.25. (a) If you negotiate a price of x dollars for a new car, write a function C(x) that gives the total cost of purchasing the vehicle. (b) If the price of the new car is $28,720, what is the total cost of purchasing the vehicle?

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

12th Edition

ISBN:9781305652231

Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Chapter3: Functions

Section3.3: More On Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions

Problem 88E

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