SOLUTION: The total cost to rent 12 chairs and 2 tables is $39 . The total cost to rent 3 chairs and 5 tables is $57 . What is the cost to rent each chair and each tab

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Question 1097270: The total cost to rent
12
chairs and
2
tables is
$39
. The total cost to rent
3
chairs and
5
tables is
$57
. What is the cost to rent each chair and each table?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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12*C + 2*T = 39,    (1)    
 3*C + 5*T = 57.    (2)


Solve for C (cost to rent one chair) and T (cost to rent one table).