SOLUTION: You have 6 trucks and 5 cars. Each truck pays twice as much as each car to use the toll. At the end of the day $12.75 was collected. Write the algebraic equation and solve the prob

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Question 301808: You have 6 trucks and 5 cars. Each truck pays twice as much as each car to use the toll. At the end of the day $12.75 was collected. Write the algebraic equation and solve the problem.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let c = toll for 1 car
Let t = toll for 1 truck
given:
t+=+2c
6t+%2B+5c+=+12.75
6%2A%282c%29+%2B+5c+=+12.75
12c+%2B+5c+=+12.75
17c+=+12.75
solve for c, then t