SOLUTION: In Video City, they charge their members an annual fee, and a rental fee for each DVD borrowed. In one year, Ron rented 12 DVDs and paid 814 pesos. In the same year, Jane rented 2

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Question 1115467: In Video City, they charge their members an annual fee, and a rental fee for each DVD borrowed. In one year,
Ron rented 12 DVDs and paid 814 pesos. In the same year, Jane rented 29 DVDs and paid 1188 pesos. What is the rental and
the annual fee?

Found 2 solutions by addingup, ikleyn:
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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(814-x)/12 = (1188-x)/19
= (814-x)19 = (1188-x)12
= 15466-19x = 14256-12x
= -7x = 1210
x = 172.86
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(814-172.86)/12 = 53.43
(1188-172.86)/19 = 53.43
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The annual fee is 172.86 pesos and the rental fee is 53.43 pesos per DVD

Answer by ikleyn(52795) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.  Rental fee per one (per each) DVD is  %281188-814%29%2F%2829-12%29 = 22 pesos.


2.  Annual fee is 814 - 22*12 = 550 pesos.