$10.71
Explanation
Step 1
you can easily solve this by using a rule of three.
Let
x represents the money Eileen will pay if her bag weighs 63 pounds
the proportion is the same
then
[tex]\frac{7.14}{42}=\frac{x}{63}[/tex]Step 2
solve for x
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{7.14}{42}=\frac{x}{63} \\ 63\cdot7.14=42x \\ x=\frac{63\cdot7.14}{42} \\ x=\frac{449.82}{42} \\ x=10.71 \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]I hope this helps you
