Problem:
One proposal for new postage rates for a letter was for the first ounce and for each additional ounce (or fraction of an ounce). The postage for a letter weighing ounces was
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Solution:
The first ounce costs . The additional ounces would cost . Thus the postage was .
Answer: .
The problems on this page are the property of the MAA's American Mathematics Competitions