Question

A catalog company charges a shipping fee of $0.25 for each pound an order weighs. A $3 handling fee is also charged. Write an equation that represents the total fees for an order weighing p pounds.

Answer 1

We get the following equation,

s =
`(0.25 * p) + 3`

[where s is in $ and p is in pound]

Explanation:

The catalog company charges a shipping fee of $ 0.25 for each pound an order weighs. A $3 handling fee is also charged.

Let, s be the total fees for an order weighing p pounds.

Then, we get the following equation,

s =
`(0.25 * p) + 3`

[where s is in $ and p is in pound]