SOLUTION: Two friends rent an apartment for $975 per month. Since one bedroom is 60 square feet larger than the other bedroom, each person's rent contribution is based on bedroom size.Each p

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Question 356480: Two friends rent an apartment for $975 per month. Since one bedroom is 60 square feet larger than the other bedroom, each person's rent contribution is based on bedroom size.Each person agrees to pay $3.25 per square foot of the bedroom area. Let x be the area (in square fee) of the larger bedroom, and let y be the area (in square foot) of the smaller bedroom. Write and solve a system of linear equations to find the area of each bedroom.
I tried:
60+y=3.25x?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Small bedroom area: y
Large bedroom area: x
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Small bedroom rent: 3.25y
Large bedroom rent: 3.25x
But you also know that
x=60%2By
So,
Large bedroom rent: 3.25%2860%2By%29=195%2B3.25y
Total rent:3.25y%2B195%2B3.25y=975
6.5y%2B195=975
6.5y=188.5
highlight%28y=29%29sq.ft.
Then
x=60%2B29
highlight%28x=89%29 sq.ft.