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Roshanna Bishop's programming company ships its packages through Zepher Parcel Express. Zepher charges $3 plus $0.80 per pound to ship each
package. If the charge for shipping a package to Colorado was $12.60, how much did the package weigh?
The weight is ?​

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Answer: 12 pounds

Explanation:

0.80x + 3 = $12.60

-3 -3

0.80x = $9.60

9.60 / 0.80 = 12

x = 12 pounds

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