Question

A company that offers tubing trips down a river rents tubes for a person to use for $20 and “cooler” tubes to carry food and water for $12.50. A group spends $270 to rent a total of 15 tubes. How many of each type of tube does the group rent?

Answer 1

The number of each type of tube does the group rent is 11 tubes for person and 4 “cooler” tubes to carry food and water

Step-by-step explanation:

The rents for tubes for a person to use = $20

The rents for “cooler” tubes to carry food and water = $12.50.

The rent for a total of 15 tubes = $270

11 tubes whose rent cost $20 =
`11 * 20`

= 220

4 “cooler” tubes rent cost $12.50 =
`4 * 12.5`

= 50

Therefore for 15 tubes = 11 +4= 15

cost = 220 + 50

=270

The number of each type of tube does the group rent is 11 tubes for person and 4 “cooler” tubes to carry food and water