Sean, an office manager, needs to find a courier to deliver a package. The first courier he is considering charges a fee of $20 plus $1 per pound. The second charges $8 plus $3 per pound. Sean determines that, given his package's weight, the two courier services are equivalent in terms of cost. How much will it cost to deliver the package? How much does Sean's package weigh? It will cost $ to deliver Sean's package using either courier service. The package weighs pounds.

Sean, an office manager, needs to find a courier to deliver a package. The first courier he is considering charges a fee of $20 plus $1 per pound. The second charges $8 plus $3 per pound. Sean determines that, given his package's weight, the two courier services are equivalent in terms of cost. How much will it cost to deliver the package? How much does Sean's package weigh? It will cost $ to deliver Sean's package using either courier service. The package weighs pounds.

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter9: Systems Of Linear Equations

Section9.5: Multiplication With The Addition-or-subtraction Method

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