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Tim is a postman that works at a local post office. The basic postage is $1.25 and cover any letter that is lighter than 7.5 grams. For heavier letters, extra postage of $.087 is needed for every 10 grams over 7.5 grams.Can a letter that is 705100 grams be covered by the basic postage

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Answer:

705/100 grams cann be covered by the basic postage

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Basic Postage

[tex]Weight < 7.5g[/tex]

Heavy letters

[tex]Weight \ge 7.5g[/tex]

Required

Can [tex]705/100[/tex] be covered in basic postage?

We have:

[tex]Weight = 705/100\ g[/tex]

[tex]Weight = 7.05\ g[/tex]

By comparing the above with the range of basic postage ---- [tex]Weight < 7.5g[/tex]

We have:

[tex]7.05g < 7.5g[/tex]

Since the above inequality is true, then the letter can be covered

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