SOLUTION: A party rental company has 8 chairs and 3 tables for rent $36. The total cost to rent 2 chairs and 5 tables is $43. The total cost to rent chairs and tables is . What is the cos

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Question 1151965: A party rental company has 8 chairs and 3 tables for rent $36. The total cost to rent 2 chairs and 5 tables is $43. The total cost to rent chairs and tables is . What is the cost to rent each chair and each table?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39629) About Me  (Show Source):
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c, price for chair
t, price for table

system%288c%2B3t=36%2C2c%2B5t=43%29

You can multiply second equation by four, and use this to eliminate c, and solve first for t.

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system%288c%2B3t=36%2C8c%2B20t=172%29

8c%2B20t-8c-3t=172-36
17t=136
highlight%28t=8%29