A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 5 chairs and 3 tables

Publish date: 2024-05-29
A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 5 chairs and 3 tables is $37. The total cost to rent 2 chairs and 6 tables is $64. What is the cost to rent each chair and each table?

Let c be the cost of renting one chair and t be the cost of renting one table. We're given two equations:

  • 5c + 3t = 37
  • 2c + 6t =64
    • We have a system of equations. Using our system of equations calculator, we can solve this problem any of 3 ways below:All 3 methods give the same answer:

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