A retailer charges a flat handling fee of $5.00, plus $0.75 per quarter pound, to ship an item. Bailey pays $9.50 to have an item shipped from the retailer. What is the weight of the item?
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The formula for the charge is:
Where:
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Let ( w ) be the weight of the item in quarter pounds.
The total cost of shipping can be represented as:
[ \text{Total cost} = \text{Flat handling fee} + \text{Cost per quarter pound} \times \text{Weight in quarter pounds} ]
Given that Bailey pays $9.50 to have the item shipped:
[ 9.50 = 5.00 + 0.75w ]
Solve for ( w ) to find the weight of the item.
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