SOLUTION: ups offers two-day shipping of any package weighing as much as 2 pounds for 5 dollars plus 1 cent per mile create an equation relating the distance (D) and shipping cost (C) in dol

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Question 1031821: ups offers two-day shipping of any package weighing as much as 2 pounds for 5 dollars plus 1 cent per mile create an equation relating the distance (D) and shipping cost (C) in dollars. use the equation to figure out how far you can ship a 2-pound package for 35 dollars.
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ups offers two-day shipping of any package weighing as much as 2 pounds for 5 dollars plus 1 cent per mile
C(x) = 5 +0.01D
use the equation to figure out how far you can ship a 2-pound package for 35 dollars.
C(x) = 5 +0.01D
35 = 5+0.01D
30=0.01D
D= 30/0.01
D= 3000 miles for $35