Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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ISBN: 9780470458365
Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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### Delivery Charges

Many package delivery services charge a **base price** for packages up to some weight and a **surcharge** for each additional pound (or fraction thereof).
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Transcribed Image Text:### Delivery Charges Many package delivery services charge a **base price** for packages up to some weight and a **surcharge** for each additional pound (or fraction thereof).
### Delivery Charges Calculation Problem

**Use the Delivery Charges information above to answer this question.**

Jesaki Express, a national package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 2 pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof). You are billed $34.58 for shipping a 6.1-pound package and $61.13 for shipping a 24.5-pound package. What is the base price that Jesaki Express charges for packages weighing 2 pounds or less?

$__________. Round to the nearest cent.
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Transcribed Image Text:### Delivery Charges Calculation Problem **Use the Delivery Charges information above to answer this question.** Jesaki Express, a national package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 2 pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof). You are billed $34.58 for shipping a 6.1-pound package and $61.13 for shipping a 24.5-pound package. What is the base price that Jesaki Express charges for packages weighing 2 pounds or less? $__________. Round to the nearest cent.
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