SOLUTION: Two friends rent an apartment for $975 per month. Since one bedroom is 60 square feet larger than the other bedroom, each person's rent contribution is based on bedroom size.Each p
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Question 356480: Two friends rent an apartment for $975 per month. Since one bedroom is 60 square feet larger than the other bedroom, each person's rent contribution is based on bedroom size.Each person agrees to pay $3.25 per square foot of the bedroom area. Let x be the area (in square fee) of the larger bedroom, and let y be the area (in square foot) of the smaller bedroom. Write and solve a system of linear equations to find the area of each bedroom.
I tried:
60+y=3.25x?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Small bedroom area:
Large bedroom area:
.
.
Small bedroom rent:
Large bedroom rent:
But you also know that
So,
Large bedroom rent:
Total rent:
sq.ft.
Then
sq.ft.
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