Question

Patty's Pet Company charges $0.55 per pound to ship pet supplies.

Part A: Write an equation to determine the total cost, c, to ship p pounds of pet supplies. Use your equation to determine the cost of shipping 2 pounds of pet supplies. (6 points)
Part B: If the company reduces the cost to ship pet supplies by 0.05 per pound, write an equation to determine the total cost, c, to ship p pounds of pet supplies with the reduced cost. (4 points)

Answer 1

@Michele_Laino
Please EXPLAIN

Answer 2

@Michele_Laino

Answer 3

if the company requests $0.55 per pounds, then it requests:
$0.55*n for n pounds

Answer 4

Tha the answer for part A?

Answer 5

yes! The cost for p pounds, is: 0.55*p

Answer 6

if p=2, then we have:
c=0.55*2=...
please complete

Answer 7

Can you complete it for me so i would understand better please

Answer 8

it is simple, what is 0.55*2 ?

Answer 9

1.1

Answer 10

ok! that's right!

Answer 11

Part B:
now the new unit price is:
0.55-0.05=...?

Answer 12

please complete that computation

Answer 13

Ok

Answer 14

what do you get? @nuccioreggie

Answer 15

0.5

Answer 16

So can you right it out for me ease

Answer 17

perfect!
so the new cost per pound, is :
c= 0.50*p

Answer 18

Ok so now can you right the whole part B answer out for me PLEEEEASE

Answer 19

I have already answered to part B

Answer 20

the requested formula, or function, is:
c=0.50*p