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Postage rates Assume postage for sending a first-class letter in the United States is $0.47 for the first ounce (up to and including 1 oz) plus $0.21 for each additional ounce (up to and including each additional ounce).
a Graph the function p = f(w) that gives the postage p for sending a letter that weighs w ounces, for 0 < w ≤ 3.5.
b. Evaluate
c. Does
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