document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=739546>Question 739546</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> U-Haul charges a daily fee plus a mileage charge to rent a truck.  Jennifer rented a truck with U-Haul and was charged $132 for 3 days rental and 150 miles driven.  Nigel was charged $142 for 2 days rental and 400 miles driven.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) Set up a system of linear equations to determine the daily fee and the mileage charge for renting a truck with U-Haul. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Jennifer rented a truck with U-Haul and was charged $132 for 3 days rental and 150 miles driven. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 3x+150y=132...........1<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Nigel was charged $142 for 2 days rental and 400 miles driven.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 2x+400y=142...........2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now multiplying eqn 1 by 2 & eqn 2 by 3 & subtracting <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+300y=264...........3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+1200y=426.............4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-900y=-162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or y=162/900=0.18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from eqn 1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=132-400 X 0.18=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or x=60/3=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we can frame an set up a system of linear equation to determine the total fee for n days & m miles as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total fee=0.18 X n +20 X m </SPAN>\n" );
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