Question

The fee to check luggage with anew arline is based on the weightof each bag. Brett paid $7.14 tocheck a 42-pound bag. Howmuch will Eileen pay if her bagweighs 63 pounds?

Answer 1

$10.71

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1

you can easily solve this by using a rule of three.

Let

x represents the money Eileen will pay if her bag weighs 63 pounds

the proportion is the same

then

`(7.14)/(42)=(x)/(63)`

Step 2

solve for x

`\begin{gathered} (7.14)/(42)=(x)/(63) \\ 63\cdot7.14=42x \\ x=(63\cdot7.14)/(42) \\ x=(449.82)/(42) \\ x=10.71 \\ \end{gathered}`

I hope this helps you