Question

A freight carrier charges $0.57 for a package weighing up to one ounce. A company is shipping a package weighing 224 grams what is the cost to ship the package in dollar and cents?

Answer 1

$ 4.50

Explanation:

Given:

Charges of shipping package up to 1 ounce= $0.57

charges of shipping package of 224 grams=?

Converting grams into ounces

1 gram = 0.035274 ounces

224 grams = x ounces

By cross-multiplication we get

224(0.035274)= x ounces

7.90137= x

224 grams= 7.90137 ounces

Now finding charges of shipping package of 7.90137 ounces

Charges of shipping package up to 1 ounce= $0.57

charges of shipping package of 7.90137 ounces= $ x

By cross-multiplication we get

$x= 7.90(0.57)

= 4.50

Hence the cost to ship the package in dollar and cents is $4.50

i.e. 4 dollars and 50 cents!