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ah im having a hard time with this someone answer plz no one is answering the question exept bots trying to scam me.an online retailer charges $5.99 plus 0.65 per pound to ship to electronics purchases.How many pounds is a ... for which the shipping charge is $22.89. ive been having a bit of trouble finding this out,much appretiation if you solve this.Thanks!

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Answer:

26 pounds

Explanation:

let x be the number of pounds.

then

5.99+0.65x=22.89

0.65 x=22.89-5.99=16.90


x=(16.90)/(0.65)=(1690)/(65)=26\\

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