SOLUTION: A motel rents double rooms at $35 per day and single rooms at $24 per day. If 27 rooms were rented one day for a total of $857, how many rooms of each kind were rented?

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Question 1113742: A motel rents double rooms at $35 per day and single rooms at $24 per day. If 27 rooms were rented one day for a total of $857, how many rooms of each kind were rented?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, single rooms
27-x, double rooms

24x%2B35%2827-x%29=857
Solve for x and evaluate 27-x.