Problem

19) The rational function
19)
C(x)=130x100x,0x<100
describes the cost, C, in millions of dollars, to inoculate x% of the population against a particular strain of the flu. Determine the difference in cost between inoculating 85% of the population and inoculating 45% of the population. (Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.)

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The difference in cost between inoculating 85% of the population and inoculating 45% of the population is approximately $630.3 million. So, the final answer is 630.3.

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Step 1 :The problem is asking for the difference in cost between inoculating 85% of the population and inoculating 45% of the population. This means we need to calculate the cost for each percentage and then subtract the two costs. We can use the given function C(x)=130x100x to calculate the cost for each percentage.

Step 2 :First, we calculate the cost of inoculating 85% of the population. Substituting x=85 into the function, we get C(85)=130×8510085=736.6666666666666 million dollars.

Step 3 :Next, we calculate the cost of inoculating 45% of the population. Substituting x=45 into the function, we get C(45)=130×4510045=106.36363636363636 million dollars.

Step 4 :Finally, we subtract the cost of inoculating 45% of the population from the cost of inoculating 85% of the population to find the difference. The difference is 736.6666666666666106.36363636363636=630.3030303030303 million dollars.

Step 5 :The difference in cost between inoculating 85% of the population and inoculating 45% of the population is approximately $630.3 million. So, the final answer is 630.3.

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