Question

A company charger shipping fee that is 4.5% of the purchase price for all items it ships. What is the fe to ship an item that costs $56

Answer 1

This is an percentage change question, by any chance you have a maths textbook, look for units that contains the topic: Percentage Change. Now, let's get solving! :)

Explanation:

Firstly, you must multiply 4.5% with 56. That is: shipping fees x purchase price

That gives ($) 2.52 (this is your answer)

No addition/totaling needed as the question asked ONLY for the shipping fees.

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