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The cost of sending a package is T cents for the first 1/4 kilogram and T/5 cents for each additional 1/4 kilogram or fraction thereof. What is the cost, in cents, to send a P kilogram package at this rate, where P is an integer greater than 1.

For 1/4 kg -> T
for 1/4 +1/4 kg -> T + T/5
for 1/4 +1/4 +1/4 kg -> T+ T/5 + T/5,

there is a trend of 3 times 1/4 kg needs T + (3-1) times T/5 cents
So, 4P/4 kg = P kg -> T+ (4P-1)*T/5 = 4 (P+1)T/5

So, I think E. :)
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SOLUTION:

Number of quarter kilograms in P kg=4P,
Thus,the cost of sending a P kilogram package is:

T + (T/5)(4P - 1) = 5T/5 + (4PT - T)/5
= (4PT + 4T)/5 = 4T(P + 1)/5 OPTION(E)

Hope this helps :thumbsup:
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Can anyone solve this by using numbers and trying to match them with variables pls. I tried however answer is not matching with either
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SOLUTION:

Number of quarter kilograms in P kg=4P,
Thus,the cost of sending a P kilogram package is:

T + (T/5)(4P - 1) = 5T/5 + (4PT - T)/5
= (4PT + 4T)/5 = 4T(P + 1)/5 OPTION(E)

Hope this helps :thumbsup:
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Can anyone solve this by using numbers and trying to match them with variables pls. I tried however answer is not matching with either
@­Ved22, 

Let \(p = 4\) then how many \(\frac{1}{4}\) in \(4\)?  \(\frac{4}{\frac{1}{4}} = 16 \)

Thus we have \(16\) units of \(\frac{1}{4}\)

Now the first \(\frac{1}{4}\) will cost \(t\) cents 

And the remaining fifteen \(\frac{1}{4}\) with cost \(\frac{t}{5}\)

Therefore total cost :   \(t+ 15 \frac{t}{5} = 4t \)

Now plug \(p=4 \) in the options , you will see that only E gives the answer.

Hope it helped.­
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I assumed T=10 and P=2kg which is 8 times 1/4 so the cost will be 10+2*7= 24 option E gives the answer
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