Question

(A) Instant meals sent out free samples to introduce it’s new product, Sesame soup. sample weighs 69 ounces. The post office charges $.36 for 23 ounces of weight. How much would instant meals spend on postage to mail 188 samples?(B) a bank teller‘s hourly wage will increase from $25 to $28.60. What percent increase does this represent? ( round to the nearest percent)

Answer 1

1 sample weighs 69 ounces

It is required to sent out 188 samples

The post office charges $0.36 for every 23 ounces of weight

So for 1 sample, the cost is :

`69\cancel{\text{ounces}}*\frac{\$0.36}{23\cancel{\text{ounces}}}=\$1.08`

The cost is $1.08 per sample. Since the total number of samples is 188, the total cost will be :

`\$1.08*188=\$203.04`

The answer is $203.04