Gerald's Horse Supply Company charges $0.85 per pound to ship horse supplies. Part A: Write an equation to determine the total cost, c, to ship p pounds of horse supplies. Use your equation to determine the cost of shipping 2 pounds of horse supplies. (6 points) Part B: If the company reduces the cost to ship horse supplies by $0.06 per pound, write an equation to determine the total cost, c, to ship p pounds of horse supplies with the reduced cost. (4 points)

A. c = $0.85p

ii. The cost of shipping 2 pounds of horse supplies is $1.70.

B. c = $0.79p

Step-by-step explanation:

A. It can be deduced that for every pound of horse supply, the company charges $0.85. So that the cost is determined by the number of pounds to be shipped.

Total cost can be expressed as:

c = $0.85 x p

  = $0.85p

c = $0.85p

To ship 2 pounds of horse supplies, then the cost would be;

c = $0.85 x 2

  = $1.7

The cost of shipping 2 pounds of horse supplies is $1.70.

B. Since the company reduced the shipping fee by $0.06, then the new cost is,

c = $0.85 - $0.06

 = $0.79

Total cost to ship p pounds of hose supplies would be;

c = $0.79 x p

  = $0.79p

c = $0.79p

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