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Acme delivery service,charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 1 pound or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fracton thereof).So,a customer is billed $20.45 for shipping a 4 pound package and $53.45 for a 24 pound package. Find the base price and the surcharge for each additional pound,please.

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base price   =  13.85

surcharge for additional  =  1.65