SOLUTION: All 28 members in Central High School’s Swim Club went on a one-day ski trip. Members can rent skis for $16 per day or snowboards for $19 per day. The club paid a total of $478 for

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Question 295672: All 28 members in Central High School’s Swim Club went on a one-day ski trip. Members can rent skis for $16 per day or snowboards for $19 per day. The club paid a total of $478 for rental equipment. Write a system of equations that represents the number of members who rented the two types of equipment. How many members rented skis and how many rented snowboards?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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s+b=28
16s+19b=478
b=10 s=18
b=snowboard
s=ski