Question

Gale's Shipping Company charges $3.00 plus an additional $5.00 per pound to ship a package. Peeta's Shipping Company charges $12.00 plus an additional $2.00 per pound to ship a package. Write a system of linear equations that shows the cost in dollars, y, to ship a package of x pounds for each company. I) Write Gale's equation in the answer space below.

Answer 1

Answer:

Gale's Shipping Company Cost, y=$(3+5x)

Peeta's Shipping Cost, y=$(12+2x)

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of pounds being shipped=x

Gale's Shipping Company charges $3.00 plus an additional $5.00 per pound to ship a package.

Gale's Shipping Company Cost =  $3.00 + ($5.00 X Number of Pounds)

Gale's Shipping Company Cost, y=$(3+5x)

Peeta's Shipping Company charges $12.00 plus an additional $2.00 per pound to ship a package.

Peeta's Shipping Cost =  $12.00 + ($2.00 X Number of Pounds)

Peeta's Shipping Cost, y=$(12+2x)