SOLUTION: Two airline passengers have baggage totaling 190lbs. A passenger is charged a fixed number of dollars per pound if his or her baggage weight is over a certain maximum value. One pa

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Question 826138: Two airline passengers have baggage totaling 190lbs. A passenger is charged a fixed number of dollars per pound if his or her baggage weight is over a certain maximum value. One passenger is charged $8. The other passenger is charged $2. If all the baggage belonged to one passenger, that person would have been charged $24. Find the charge per pound for extra weight and the maximum weight allowed per person without penalty.
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Two airline passengers have baggage totaling 190lbs. A passenger is charged a fixed number of dollars per pound if his or her baggage weight is over a certain maximum value. One passenger is charged $8. The other passenger is charged $2. If all the baggage belonged to one passenger, that person would have been charged $24. Find the charge per pound for extra weight and the maximum weight allowed per person without penalty.


Maximum weight allowed, per person, without penalty: highlight_green%2870%29 lbs

Cost per lb, for extra weight over 70 lbs:          $highlight_green%280.20%29

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