Extra Credit P.O.W.
Below is the extra credit problem of the week.
**Remember: The extra credit is due at the beginning of class on Friday and you must show all of your work. Also keep in mind that extra credit is only calculated mid-quarter and the end of the quarter.**
In 1860, Pony Express riders rode horses from town to town carrying the mail. The postage rate then was 50 cents an ounce. If a rider carried 2 pounds of mail on a trip, how much postage would have been due?
