Question

Charlie's Computer Company charges $0.65 per pound to ship computers.

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

Answer 1

plz help

Answer 2

to find total cost, simply multiply cost per pound * number of pounds

in terms of variables, this is simply c = 0.65*p (this is your equation)

then use the equation to find the value of c when p = 2

Answer 3

Thank you!