esaki Express, a national package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 2 pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof).  You are billed $28.32 for shipping a 5.3 pound package and $69.15 for shipping a 19.3 pound package.  What is the base price that Jesaki Express charges for packages weighing 2 or less? $                       .  Round to the nearest cent.   Yaster Shipping, a competing package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 1 pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof).  You are billed $32.25 for shipping a 6 pound package and $79.12 for shipping a 19.7 pound package.  What is the surcharge that Yaster Shipping charges for each additional pound (or fraction thereof) beyond 1 pounds? $                       per pound above 1 pounds.  Round to the nearest cent.   Yaster Shipping, a competing package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 2 pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction ther

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Jesaki Express, a national package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 2 pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof).  You are billed $28.32 for shipping a 5.3 pound package and $69.15 for shipping a 19.3 pound package.  What is the base price that Jesaki Express charges for packages weighing 2 or less?

$                       .  Round to the nearest cent.

 

Yaster Shipping, a competing package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 1 pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof).  You are billed $32.25 for shipping a 6 pound package and $79.12 for shipping a 19.7 pound package.  What is the surcharge that Yaster Shipping charges for each additional pound (or fraction thereof) beyond 1 pounds?

$                       per pound above 1 pounds.  Round to the nearest cent.

 

Yaster Shipping, a competing package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 2 pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof).  You are billed $28.03 for shipping a 5 pound package and $68.72 for shipping a 23.9 pound package.  How much does it cost to ship a 53.2 pound package?

$                       .  Round to the nearest cent.

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