GMAT Club Official Solution:A ski rental shop charges x dollars for the first hour of a snowboard rental and y dollars for each additional hour or fraction of an hour beyond the first hour. If Marta rented a snowboard for 11.2 hours, how much did it cost in total?Total cost for 11.2 hours = x + 11 * y.
That is x dollars for the first hour, then y dollars for each additional hour or fraction of an hour beyond the first. After the first hour, 10.2 hours remain, which is 10 full hours plus a fraction, so it is charged as 11 additional hours.
(1) The cost of each additional hour is 20 percent of the cost of the first hour.
This implies y = 0.2x. Thus, the total cost = x + 11 * 0.2x = 3.2x. But x is unknown, so the total cost is not determined. Not sufficient.
(2) The cost of a 4.5 hour rental is 150 percent of the cost of a 1.5 hour rental.
A 4.5 hour rental means 1 first hour plus 3.5 hours beyond that, which gets billed as 4 additional hours. So cost = x + 4y.
A 1.5 hour rental means 1 first hour plus 0.5 hour beyond that, which gets billed as 1 additional hour. So cost = x + y.
So, this statement implies x + 4y = 1.5(x + y), which simplifies to x = 5y. Thus, the total cost = 5y + 11 * y = 16y. But y is unknown, so the total cost is not determined. Not sufficient.
(1)+(2) From (1), y = 0.2x, which is equivalent to x = 5y. Statement (2) gives x = 5y as well. Thus, when combining the statements, we do not have any additional info. Not sufficient.
Answer: E.