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A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 2 chairs and 5 tables is $43. The total cost to rent 8chairs and 3 tables is $36. What is the cost to rent each chair and each
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A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent
2 chairs and 5 tables is $43. The total cost to rent 8chairs and 3 tables is $36. What is the cost to rent each chair and each table?
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2c+5t=43
2c=43-5t
c=(43-5t)/2
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8c+3t=36, using c found above we get:
4(43-5t)+3t=36
172-20t+3t=36
172-17t=36
-17t=-136
t=$8.00, and since c=(43-5t)/2
c=$1.50
So each chair costs $1.50 and each tables costs $8.00.
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