Calculating Shipping Costs
Grade 9th Grade · Math · 45 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can calculate the cost of shipping a package based on weight, size, and destination.
Warm-Up Video
Wendover Productions · 11:14
How Overnight Shipping Works
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
The three major consumer courier companies that facilitate overnight shipping are FedEx, DHL, and UPS.
- 2
FedEx's most important hub is located in Memphis, Tennessee because it is centrally located to the mean population center of the US.
- 3
To maintain current shipping times, FedEx and UPS use Anchorage, Alaska as a stop-over point for flights from the US to Asia to process through customs and sort packages.
Practice Questions
7 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Explain how the location of Memphis, Tennessee, makes it an ideal location for FedEx's SuperHub, considering package routing and delivery efficiency.”
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