The cost to mail a letter is a base charge of $0.42 plus $0.17 for each ounce. Write an equation that could be used to find how many ounces a letter that costs $0.93 weighs. (Let x represent the number of ounces.)

0.59x = 0.93 0.42x + 0.17 = 0.93 0.59 = 0.93x 0.42 + 0.17x = 0.93

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Madeleine Buchanan

20 July, 00:00

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Ally Massey · Answer 1

Ally Massey 20 July, 02:28

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Equation: 0.93 = 0.42 + 17x

The cost to mail a letter is a base charge of $0.42 plus $0.17 for each ounce. Write an equation that could be used to find how many ounces a letter that costs $0.93 weighs. (Let x represent the number of ounces.)0.59x = 0.93 0.42x + 0.17 = 0.93 0.59 = 0.93x 0.42 + 0.17x = 0.93