SOLUTION: One month Teresa rented 2 movies and 6 video games for a total of $40. The next month she rented 5 movies and 3 video games for a total of $25. Find the total cost for each movie a

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Question 1188964: One month Teresa rented 2 movies and 6 video games for a total of $40. The next month she rented 5 movies and 3 video games for a total of $25. Find the total cost for each movie and each video game.
Rental cost for each movie:
Rental cost for each video game:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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movie price, m
video game price, v

system%282m%2B6v=40%2C5m%2B3v=25%29

simplifying the first equation,
system%28m%2B3v=20%2C5m%2B3v=25%29
Easily enough to eliminate v to quickly find m.
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