Question

Suppose you and your friends form a band and you want to record a demo. Studio A rents for $75 plus $75 an hour and Studio B

rents for $150 and $50 an hour. Let t= the number of hours and c = cost.
Part A
Write a system of equations to represent the cost at each studio.
Part B
Solve the system of equations from Part A. Explain your method.
Part C
Explain what the solution to the system means in terms of where your band will rent a studio.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Studio A rents for $75 plus $75 an hour .

Studio B rents for $150 and $50 an hour.

Let t = the number of hours and c = cost.

Part A

Write a system of equations to represent the cost at each studio.

Studio A: c = 75 +75·t

Studio B: c = 150 +50·t

Part B

Solve the system of equations from Part A. Explain your method.

We solve the system of equation using substitution method, where we substitute c in the first equation with 150 +50t.

150 +50·t = 75 +75·t, subtract 75 and 50t from both sides

150 -75 = 75t -50t, combine likes terms

75 = 25t, divide both sides by 25

3 = t

Now we know that t = 3 so we find c by substituting t with 3 in the second equation.

c = 150 +50·t

c = 150 +50·3

c = 300

The solution of the system of equations is c = 300 and t = 3

Part C

Explain what the solution to the system means in terms of where your band will rent a studio.

The solution of the system of equation tells us that if we rent either studio A or B for 3 hours will pay the same price $300.

The price will be different if we rent studio A then studio B if we rent it for a different amount of time than 3 hours.