System Of Equations For Shipping Costs
Rapid Shipment charges a flat rate of $2.00 for the first 5 pounds and $0.50 for each additional pound. Hare Shipment charges a flat rate of $3.00 for the first 5 pounds and $0.35 for each additional pound. If p represents the weight of a package in pounds, where p ≥ 5, and c represents the total cost of shipping, which of the following systems of equations models this situation?
A
c = 0.5p + 2 and c = 0.35p + 3
B
c = 0.5(5 - p) + 2 and c = 0.35(5 - p) + 3
C
c = 0.5(p - 5) + 2 and c = 0.35(p - 5) + 3
D
c = 0.5p and c = 0.35p