Carly is overnight shipping some fresh-baked cookies to her grandma. The shipping cost is equal to a flat $5.00 fee plus $0.80 per pound of weight. If the package weighs 5 pounds, how much does Carly pay for shipping?
Reason slowly and give your answer.
9
First calculate the weight - based charge by multiplying the package's weight in pounds by the price per pound: 5 pounds * $0.

80 / pound = $4.

00.

Then add the weight - based charge to the flat fee to find the total cost: $4.

00 + $5.

00 = $9.

00.

.

So, the final answer is 9