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