The tuition and fees for an out-of-state student for one semester at a state college are $7254. A student registers for 12 credits. This represents 12 hours of class time per week. The semester is 17 weeks long. There are two semesters in each school year. Find the price per hour of class time. Round to the nearest whole number.
A) $35
B) $36
C) $12
D) $15

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The total cost for one semester is $7254. Since the student takes 12 credits, and this represents 12 hours of class time per week over 17 weeks, the total class time is 12 hours/week * 17 weeks = 204 hours. The cost per hour is $7254 / 204 hours = $35.56, which rounds to the nearest whole number as $36.

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