Question

A shipping company charges $0.75 per pound for packages weighing up to 5 pounds, and $0.60 per pound for
any weight over 5 pounds. Calculate the cost to ship a package weighing 8 34 pounds.

Answer 1

To calculate the cost to ship a package weighing 8.34 pounds, we need to break it down into two parts based on the shipping company's pricing structure:

1. **Charges for the first 5 pounds:**
- The cost for the first 5 pounds is:
\[
5 \, \text{pounds} \times 0.75 \, \text{dollars/pound} = 3.75 \, \text{dollars}
\]

2. **Charges for the weight over 5 pounds:**
- The weight over 5 pounds is:
\[
8.34 \, \text{pounds} - 5 \, \text{pounds} = 3.34 \, \text{pounds}
\]
- The cost for the additional 3.34 pounds is:
\[
3.34 \, \text{pounds} \times 0.60 \, \text{dollars/pound} = 2.004 \, \text{dollars}
\]

3. **Total cost:**
- Now, we add the costs from the two sections:
\[
\text{Total Cost} = 3.75 + 2.004 = 5.754 \, \text{dollars}
\]

Therefore, the total cost to ship a package weighing 8.34 pounds is **$5.75** (rounded to two decimal places).