Yaster Shipping, a competing package delivery service, charges a base price for overnight delivery of packages weighing 2 pounds or less and a surcharge for each additional pound (or fraction thereof).  You are billed $29.05 for shipping a 6.4-pound package and $64.61 for shipping an 18.4-pound package.  What is the surcharge that Yaster Shipping charges for each additional pound (or fraction thereof) beyond 2 pounds?

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Lets denote the base price as B for packages up to 2 pounds and the surcharge per pound as S The w... View the full answer