Question

Worldwide Shipping Company charges (4x + 280) dollars for shipping a package that weighs x pounds from Miami to Denver. Friendly Shipping Company charges (3x + 125) dollars to ship the same package. To convert a weight in kilograms to a weight in pounds, you divide the number of kilograms by 0.454. How much does Worldwide Shipping Company charge for a package that weighs 96 kilograms

Answer 1

First of all, completely ignore the information regarding Friendly Shipping Company.
Next, convert 96 kg to pounds. (See the instructions.)
Last, evaluate Worldwide Shipping's charge by substituting for x (in (4x+280) ) the converted weight (in pounds).

Answer 2

Thanks :)

Answer 3

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