document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157996>Question 1157996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 5 chairs and 6 tables is 60$. The total cost to rent 3 chairs and 2 tables is $22. What is the cost to rent each chair and each table? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "An informal solution, using basically the same calculations you might use if you solved the problem formally using elimination....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Consider a third rental which is 3 times the second one shown: 9 chairs and 6 tables for $66.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between that and the first rental is 4 more chairs for $6 more.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the rental cost for each chair is $6/4 = $1.50.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug that into any one of the three rentals to determine the rental cost for each table.<br><BR>\n" );
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