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prealgebra intermediate

Problem

The cost of sending a parcel post package weighing pounds, an integer, is cents for the first pound and cents for each additional pound. The formula for the cost is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
We know that the first pound has a constant price, cents, and that the other pounds cost cents apiece. This leaves us with .
Final answer
C