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UPS charges $7 for the first pound and $0.20 for each additional pound FedEx charges $5 for the first pound and 0.30 dollars for each aditional pound how many pounds will it take for the UPS and FedEx to cost the same

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Let 'x' represent the number of pounds.

7 + (x - 1)0.20 = 5 + (x - 1)0.30

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x = 21 lb

For 21 pound UPS and FedEx charge the same.