UPS charges $7 to ship a package , and $0.20 for each pound. FedEx charges $5 to ship a package and $0.30 for each pound. a. Write an equation for UPS and FedEx cost. Use the verbal model below. Use x to represent the number of pounds. UPS cost = FedEx cost = b. Set the two equations equal to each other. c. Solve the equation for the amount of pounds it will take for UPS and FedEx to cost the same.

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