SOLUTION: One month Michael rented 9 movies and 7 video games for a total of $56 . The next month he rented 3 movies and 5 video games for a total of $34 . Find the ren

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Question 1160615: One month Michael rented
9
movies and
7
video games for a total of
$56
. The next month he rented
3
movies and
5
video games for a total of
$34
. Find the rental cost for each movie and each video game.

Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, MathTherapy, josgarithmetic:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let movies be and video games
if one month Michael rented movies and video games for a total of $, we have
.........solve for

........eq.1
if the next month he rented movies and video games for a total of $, we have
.........solve for

........eq.2
from eq.1 and eq.2 we have
.............solve for , both sides multiply by to get rid of fraction





go to
........eq.1, substitute





the rental cost for each movie is $ and for each video game is $


Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

One month Michael rented
9
movies and
7
video games for a total of
$56
. The next month he rented
3
movies and
5
video games for a total of
$34
. Find the rental cost for each movie and each video game.
DON'T DO IT THE WAY THAT WOMAN TELLS YOU TO!! 

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
M movie price
V video price


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Best way might be, multiply the "34" equation by 3:


:




To find M,

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