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A freight company charges $1.45 per
pound, plus a handling fee of $3.25. A
customer is oharged $9.05 to ship a package.
How many pounds did the package weigh?


Sagot :

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

4 pounds

$9.05 = $1.45x + $3.25

(total cost = 1.45 times pounds, plus flat fee 3.25)

subtract 3.25 from both sides of equation

9.05-3.25=1.45x

$5.80 - = $1.45x, then divide both sides by 1.45

x = 4