Question

A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 4 chairs and 8 tables is 89 . The total cost to rent 2 chairs and 3 tables is 34 . What is the cost to rent each chair and each table?

Answer 1

Let C = cost to rent each chairLet T = cost to rent each table 4C + 8T = 732C + 3T = 28 Multiply the 2nd equation by (-2) and then add the equations together 4C + 8T = 73-4C - 6T = -56 2T = 17T = 17/2 = 8.5 Plug this in to the 1st equation to solve for C 4C + 8(17/2) = 734C + 68 = 734C = 5C = 5/4 = 1.25 So the cost to rent each chair is $1.25 and the cost to rent each table is $8.50

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