document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1154041>Question 1154041</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> stion\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One month Alonzo rented <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "movies and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "video games for a total of <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ". The next month he rented <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "movies and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "video games for a total of <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "61\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ". Find the rental cost for each movie and each video game.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "stion\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One month Alonzo rented <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "movies and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "video games for a total of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". The next month he rented <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "movies and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "video games for a total of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$<BR>\n" );
document.write( "61<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". Find the rental cost for each movie and each video game. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Let the cost of a movie and a video game be M, and V, respectively<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we get: 2M + 3V = 24 ------- eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also, 4M + 8V = 61 ------ eq (ii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- 4M - 6V = - 48 -------- Multiplying eq (i) by - 2 ------ eq (iii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2V = 13 ------ Adding eq (iii) & eq (ii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V, or cost of a video game = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+13%2F2%2C+%22=%22%2C+%22%246.50%22%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+13%2F2%2C+%22=%22%2C+%22%246.50%22%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute 6.5 for V in either eq (i) or (ii) to find the cost of a movie.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's it!! Nothing as complex as the other person makes it seem. </SPAN>\n" );
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