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 $20.75 for shipping a 4-pound package and $64.50 for a 29-pound package. Find the base price and the surcharge for each additional pound. The base price is $15.5. The surcharge for each additional pound is
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 $20.75 for shipping a 4-pound package and $64.50 for a 29-pound package. Find the base price and the surcharge for each additional pound. The base price is $15.5. The surcharge for each additional pound is
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