4. Lacey, an office manager, needs to find a courier to deliver a package. The first courier she is considering charges a fee of $13 plus $5 per kilogram. The second charges $14 plus $4 per kilogram. Lacey determines that, given her package's weight, the two courier services are equivalent in terms of cost. What is the weight? How much will it cost?

4. Lacey, an office manager, needs to find a courier to deliver a package. The first courier she is considering charges a fee of $13 plus $5 per kilogram. The second charges $14 plus $4 per kilogram. Lacey determines that, given her package's weight, the two courier services are equivalent in terms of cost. What is the weight? How much will it cost?

Mathematics For Machine Technology

8th Edition

ISBN:9781337798310

Author:Peterson, John.

Publisher:Peterson, John.

Chapter25: Achievement Review—section Two

Section: Chapter Questions

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