document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=293657>Question 293657</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a shipping company charges $40.00 for a 10 lb package. Another company charges $22.85 for a 3 lb package. Write a formula to show the cost for shipping per company and the cost per pound.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another company charges $22.85 for a 3 lb package. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write a formula to show the cost for shipping per company and the cost per pound.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st company:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(x) = (40/10)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(x) = 4x where x is a pound to be shipped<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2nd company:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(x) = (22.85/3)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(x) = 7.62x where x is a pound to be shipped<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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