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The Widget Company sells boxes of widgets by mail order. The company charges a tixed amount for shipping, no matter how many boxes of widgets are ordered. All boxes of widgets are the same size and cost the same amount. The company is out of state, so there are no taxes charged. You fund out that the total cost (including shipping) for 6 boxes of widgets is $27, and the total cost (including shipping) for 10 boxes of widgets is $41. Find the cost of shipping and the price of one box of widgets. Also, find an expression for the total cost (including shipping) of N boxes of widgets. Explain your reasoning.
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