SOLUTION: A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 2 chairs and 3 tables is $31. The total cost to rent 6 chairs and 5 tables is $59. What is the cost to

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Question 1171700: A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 2 chairs and 3 tables is $31. The total cost to rent 6 chairs and 5 tables is $59. What is the cost to rent each chair and each table?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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2C+3T=31
6C+5T=59, multiply the top by -3 to eliminate T
-6T-9T=-93 add then
-4T=-34
T=$8.50
C=$2.75 by checking in the first.
check in the second and it works.