Problema Solution
An online retailer charges $6.99 plus $0.55 per pound to ship electronic purchases. Write and solve an equation to find how many pounds is a DVD player for which the shipping charge is $11.49.
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Let x represent the pound of the DVD player
6.99 + 0.55x = 11.49
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x = 8.18 lbs
The DVD player is 8.18 pounds.