SOLUTION: On a 6 day trip, michael schmitz rented a car for $53 per day at weekday rates and $35 per day at weekend rates. If his total bill was $265, how many days did he rent at each rate?

Question 836881: On a 6 day trip, michael schmitz rented a car for $53 per day at weekday rates and $35 per day at weekend rates. If his total bill was $265, how many days did he rent at each rate?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The six-day trip should indicate that he rented for 5 weekdays and 1 weekend-day. Does that work when given the second part of having spent $265?

5*53+1*35=300; NO.
This does not match $265.

Try variables.
x = how many weekdays
y = how many weekend days

and

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, appears to make poor or no sense.

Possible, he spent all six days as weekdays with no weekends, but this also makes poor sense.
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