Question

A shipping service charges $0.41 for the first ounce and $0.21 for each additional ounce of package weight, Write an equation to represent the price P of shipping a package that weighs x ounces, for any whole number of ounces greater than or equal to 1.

Answer 1

We know that they charge $0.41 for the first ounce and $0.21 for each additional ounce.

Based on the given information, we can define the following equation

$P=0.41+0.21x$

Where x represents ounces.