Patty's pet company charges $0.55 per pound to ship pet supplies. part

a. write an equation to determine the total cost, c, to ship p pounds of pet supplies. use your equation to determine the cost of shipping 2 pounds of pet supplies. part

b. if the company reduces the cost to ship pet supplies by 0.05 per pound, write an equation to determine the total cost, c, to ship p pounds of pet supplies with the reduced cost.

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Darryl Knapp

7 January, 10:56

Patty's pet company charges $0.55 per pound to ship pet supplies. part

a. write an equation to determine the total cost, c, to ship p pounds of pet supplies. use your equation to determine the cost of shipping 2 pounds of pet supplies. part

b. if the company reduces the cost to ship pet supplies by 0.05 per pound, write an equation to determine the total cost, c, to ship p pounds of pet supplies with the reduced cost.

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Jessica Allison · Answer 1

Part a.

If each pound costs $0.55, then multiplying $0.55 by the number of pounds, p, gives you the cost, c.

c = 0.55p

To find the cost to ship 2 lb, substitute 2 for p in the equation.

c = 0.55 (2) = 1.10

It costs $1.10 to ship 2 lb.

part b.

If the price is reduced by $0.05 per pound, now the cost to ship per pound is $0.50.

The new equation is

c = 0.5p