SOLUTION: On one trip, a traveling salesperson was reimbursed $1270 for 4 nights in a hotel and 45 meals with clients. On the next trip, she was reimbursed $1640 for 5 nights in a hotel and

Question 1100832: On one trip, a traveling salesperson was reimbursed $1270 for 4 nights in a hotel and 45 meals with clients. On the next trip, she was reimbursed $1640 for 5 nights in a hotel and 60 meals with clients. Let x equal the amount the company pays per night lodging and let y equal the amount the company pays per meal. Which system of equations could be solved to fine how much the company reimburses the salesperson for lodging and meals?
A. 45x+4y=1270, 60x+5y=1640
B. 4x+45y=1270, 5x+60y=1640
C. 45x+4y=1640, 60x+5y=1270
D. 4x+45y=1640, 5x+60y=1270
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, richwmiller:
Answer by ikleyn(52786) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
Option B.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$1270 for 4 nights in a hotel and 45 meals
$1640 for 5 nights in a hotel and 60 meals
x equal the amount the company pays per night
So we are looking for 4x and 5x in separate equations
That's B and D
We are looking for 4x on one side and 1270 on the other side of the equal sign.
That's B
The webmaster and owner says :"Solutions without sufficient work shown are worthless."
Lesson to learn "Ignore most solutions from little tutor Ikleyn."

RELATED QUESTIONS
two teachers are going to a conference for a fewdays.Mrs.Jerrerson plane on spending $502 (answered by stanbon)
PROBLEM SOLVING: HOW TO SOLV??? A weekend at the Beach Bay Hotel in Florida incledues 2 (answered by checkley71)
Tom saved $450 to go on a school trip. The cost for a hotel room, including tax, is $80... (answered by ikleyn)
Translate the following situation into an inequality. Do not solve. �Marla plans to go (answered by stanbon)
Corporation Wally Mart allows each of its traveling employees an amount of money per... (answered by stanbon)
Corporation Wally Mart allows each of its traveling employees an amount of money per day... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Connor went to New York for vacation. He spent 3 nights at a hotel and rented a car for 4 (answered by ewatrrr)
A hotel chain charges $60 each night for the first two nights and $40 for each additional (answered by Boreal)
Andre saved $800 to spend on vacation. His plane trip cost $275, and the hotel cost $85... (answered by algebrahouse.com)