Jesaki Express, a national package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 1 pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof). You are billed $25.31 for shipping a 4.6 pound package and $70.94 for shipping a 23.3 pound package. What is the base price that Jesaki Express charges for packages weighing 1 or less? $ Round to the nearest cent. LA

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Jesaki Express, a national package delivery service, charges
a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 1
pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound
(or fraction thereof). You are billed $25.31 for shipping a
4.6 pound package and $70.94 for shipping a 23.3 pound
package. What is the base price that Jesaki Express
charges for packages weighing 1 or less?
Round to the nearest cent.
LA
$
Transcribed Image Text:Jesaki Express, a national package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 1 pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof). You are billed $25.31 for shipping a 4.6 pound package and $70.94 for shipping a 23.3 pound package. What is the base price that Jesaki Express charges for packages weighing 1 or less? Round to the nearest cent. LA $
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