SOLUTION: Melinda needs to send a package by an overnight courier service. Air Express charges $4.50 plus $0.50 per pound. Quick mail charges $2 per pound. When would both courier services c

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Question 365287: Melinda needs to send a package by an overnight courier service. Air Express charges $4.50 plus $0.50 per pound. Quick mail charges $2 per pound. When would both courier services cost the same?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let package weight be x pounds
Air express =4.50+0.5x
quick mail = 2x
..
2x= 4.50+0.5x
add-0.5x
2x-0.5x=4.50
1.5x=4.50
/1.5
x=3 pounds.
they will be same at 3 pounds