Question

Kya is mailing a package to her friend for her birthday. The United States Post Office charges her a flat fee of $8.50 for packing materials plus an additional $0.18 per ounce.

a. Define your variables:


b. Write a function that will help Kya determine how much it will cost to ship her package to her friend based on the weight of the package (in ounces).


c. Kya is trying to remember how much the package she sent weighed. She doesn’t remember the weight exactly, but she knows how much it cost her to mail the package. Write a function that will determine the weight of the package (in ounces) based on the total cost to mail the package.


d. It cost Kya $17.50 to mail her package to her friend. How much did the package weigh? Explain your solution, including the function, used to determine your answer.

Answer 1

The answer is Y=8.5+0.18x

Explanation:

Given data

Let the flat fee be $8.5

Let the additional fee per ounce be $0.18

Let the total amount to mail the package be y

Therefore the total amount is

Y=8.5+0.18x

The function is Y=8.5+0.18x