Question

TILE Mark is purchasing new tile for his bathrooms. The home improvement store charges $48 for each box of tiles when three or fewer boxes are purchased, $45 for each box when 4 to 8 boxes are purchased, $42 for each box when 9 to 19 boxes are purchased, and $38 for each box when more than nineteen boxes are purchased a. Write a piecewise-defined function describing the cost of the boxes of tile. b. What is the cost of purchasing 5 boxes of tile? What it is the cost of purchasing 19 boxes of tile?​

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

3 boxes or less = Cost of tiles = $48

4 - 8 boxes ;  cost = $45

9 - 19 boxes ; cost = $42

> 19 boxes ; cost = $38

Cost of purchasing 5 boxes of tiles :

$45 * 5 = $225

Cost of purchasing 19 boxes :

$42 * 19 = $798