UPS charges $7 for the first pound and $0.20 for each additional pound. FedEx charges...

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UPS charges $7 for the first pound and $0.20 for each additional pound. FedEx charges $5 for the first pound and $0.30 for each additional pound. How many additional pounds, p, will it take for UPS and FedEx to cost the same? What is the cost? Write and solve an equation to show your work.

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