SOLUTION: Campus Rentals rents 2- and 3-bedroom apartments for $700 and $900 a month respectively. Last month they had six vacant apartments and reported $4600 in lost rent. How many of ea
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Question 751517: Campus Rentals rents 2- and 3-bedroom apartments for $700 and $900 a month respectively. Last month they had six vacant apartments and reported $4600 in lost rent. How many of each type of apartment were vacant? Answer by dkppathak(439) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! rent of two room apartment is $700 pm and 3 room apartment is $900
total apartment remain vacant are 6
loss was $4600
let x 2 room apartment
and y 3 room apartment
x+y +6 i
700 x+900 y =4600 ii
multiply first equation by 700 we will get
700x+900 y=4200 iii
by solving eqn ii and iii
we will get x=4
and y=2
ANSWER 2 room apartment vacant are 4
3 room apartment vacant are 2
