!HELP! minerva wants to mail a package at he post office they charge $1.50 fot he first five ounces and $.22 per ounce for the remainder of the weight, if her package weights two pounds what change will she recieve from $10?

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anonymous · Answer

2 pounds = 2 * 16 = 32 ounces
32 - 5 = 27 ounces
27 * 0.22 = 5.94 dollars
10 - (1.50 + 5.94) = ?

anonymous · Answer

14.44?

anonymous · Answer

Nah.
10 - (1.50 + 5.94) = 10 -1.5 - 5.94
So the answer is 2.56 dollars.

anonymous · Answer

yeha sorry i thought it was a plus sign but thanx tho

anonymous · Answer

a minus" sign jajaj