United Express, a national package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 1 pound or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof). A customer is billed $17.80 for shipping a 3-pound package and $59.05 for 28 pound package. find the base price and subcharge for each additional pound.

United Express, a national package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 1 pound or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof). A customer is billed $17.80 for shipping a 3-pound package and $59.05 for 28 pound package. find the base price and subcharge for each additional pound.

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter1: Equations, Inequalities, And Mathematical Modeling

Section1.3: Modeling With Linear Equations

Problem 3ECP: Your family has annual loan payments equal to 28 of its annual income. During theyear, the loan...

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