Question

Anna shipped a small package from north carolina to Virginia for $1.15 her package weighed 5 ounces write and solve an equation to determine the shipping cost per ounce

Answer 1

Given:

Total shipping cost = $1.15

Weight of package = 5 ounces

The equation to determine the hipping cost per ounce is:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Shipping cost per ounce = }\frac{Total\text{ shipping cost}}{\text{Weight of package}} \\ \\ \text{Shipping cost per ounce = }\frac{1.15\text{ }}{5\text{ }} \end{gathered}`
`\text{Shipping cost per ounce = }\frac{1.15\text{ }}{5\text{ }}\text{ = \$0.23}`

Shipping cost per ounce = $0.23

ANSWER:

`\frac{1.15\text{ }}{5\text{ }}\text{ = \$0.23}`