total weight = 1 lb total miles traveled= 6,293 miles states they came from: virginia, delaware,...
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Brooke, Kayla, and Kim
5 Envelopes .2 oz
Total Weight = 1 lb
Total miles traveled= 6,293 miles
States they came from: Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut, Utah
4 Standard Sheets of Paper .2 oz
Total Weight= .8 oz ( .05 lbs) Total Miles Traveled= 2,793 mi
States they come from:North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Ohio
1 Postcard .1 oz
Total Weight = .1 oz and .00625 lb Total miles traveled= 130 mi
State it came from:South Dakota
3 Newspapers .6 oz
Total Weight= 1.8 lbs Total Miles traveled= 774 mi
States they came from:South Dakota and Nebraska
5 Catalogs .1oz per page
Total weight= 43.9 oz (2.7 lbs) Total miles traveled= 5,337 miles
States they came from:Minnesota, New Hampshire, Idaho,
Washington
1 Magazine .5 oz per page
Total weight= 23 oz ( 1.4 lbs) Total Miles traveled= 378
State it came from:Minnesota
Overall calculations
● weight of all mail received.= 6.9 lbs
● cost to mail at $7.04 per pound.= $48.57
● total miles traveled to reach our homes=$15,705
● total cost to transport at $0.55 cents per mile. = $8,637.75
Predictions What we think we would get in a Month 29 lbs
What we think we would Get in Year
348.4 lbs
What is the expected cost of the mail the GROUP collects for a month?
$125.66For a year?
$1,508
How much does it cost to transport the unwanted mail in a month?
$37,430 In a year?
$449,163