document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1088434>Question 1088434</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a freight carrier charges 55 cents for a package up to one ounce and 39 cents for each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. Find the cost of shipping a package that weighs 168 grams.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) $2.50     B) $3.69    C) $2.89    D) $2.73  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #702694 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=702694\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font color=\"black\" face=\"times\" size=\"3\">Let's use the idea that 1 ounce is roughly 28.3495231 grams to determine how many ounces are in 168 grams.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 1 \ \text{ounce} \approx 28.3495231 \ \text{grams}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{1}{28.3495231} \ \text{ounce} \approx \frac{28.3495231}{28.3495231} \ \text{grams}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 0.03527396 \ \text{ounces} \approx 1 \ \text{gram}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 1 \ \text{gram} \approx 0.03527396 \ \text{ounces}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 168*1 \ \text{gram} \approx 168*0.03527396 \ \text{ounces}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 168 \ \text{gram} \approx 5.92602528 \ \text{ounces}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 168 grams is roughly equal to 5.92602528 ounces, this means that we\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1) Get charged 55 cents for the first ounce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2) Get charged 39 cents, per ounce, for the additional 5 ounces (round 5.92602528 to 6, then note how 6-1 = 5).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So following those steps above we have 55+5*39 = 250 as the total cost in cents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide that by 100 to convert to dollars: 250/100 = <font color=red>2.50</font> so that points to the answer being <font color=red>choice A</font></font> </SPAN>\n" );
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