Question

In june 2005, Peter mailed a package from his local post office in Fayetteville North Carolina to a friend in Radford, virginia for $2.07. the first class rate at the time was $0.23 per ounce. write and solve an equation to determine the weight of the package

Answer 1

The total price that Peter paid for the local parcel = $2.07

The rate per ounce at that time was = $0.23/ounce

Total weight of Peter's package = Total price paid by peter/ rate per ounce

Total weight of Peter's package = $2.07/$0.23 per ounce

We now have to divide 2.07/0.23 = 207/23 (Shifting both numerator and denominator by 2 decimal places) = 9

Total weight of Peter's package = 9 ounces