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A company charges (c) a flat fee of $4 for shipping plus $0.85 per pound (p). Which equation expresses this relatioship?

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The cost of shipping is the flat rate plus the cost per pound times the number of pounds

c = flat rate + rate* pounds

c = 4 + 0.85*p

The write the second part in the opposite order

c = 0.85p +4

When we add the order doesn't matter

Answer B c = 0.85p + 4

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