A shipping company charges $6 to skip a package that weighs up to 1 pound and $2 for each additional pound or portion of a pound. Which equation represents the cost, in dollars, of shipping a package that weighs x pounds?

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Wolfgang

19 October, 16:41

A shipping company charges $6 to skip a package that weighs up to 1 pound and $2 for each additional pound or portion of a pound. Which equation represents the cost, in dollars, of shipping a package that weighs x pounds?

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Larissa · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

A shipping company charges $6 to ship a package that weighs up to 1 pound and $2 for each additional pound or portion of a pound.

lets make an assumption that the total weight of the shipment is x pound and cost for shipping is y.

the shipping company charges $6 for the first pound.

Up to now the charge is y=6

After 1 pound, i. e for the remaining (x-1) pounds, they charge $2 per pound.

So, the total charge will be, y=6+2 (x-1)

weight is always starting from zero as there is no negative weight. so X>0

so the equation is 6 (2x-1), where X is more than 0

Colton Cantrell · Answer 2

Its A on edge, f (x) = 6+2[x-1], the brackets are rounding up