Problem: The cost of sending a parcel post package weighing pounds, an integer, is 10 cents for the first pound and 3 cents for each additional pound. The formula for the cost is:
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Solution:
For pounds the charge is cents per pound. For the first pound the charge is . ;
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The charge for each pound is cents with an additional charge of cents for the first pound. .