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A discount store is selling 5 tables with 8 chairs for $115. Three tables with 5 chairs cost $70. Which system of linear equations could be used to find the cost of each table (x) and the cost of each chair (y)?

5x + 8y = 115; 3x + 5y = 70

5x + 8y = 115; 2x − 5y = 70

3x + 8y = 70; 8x + 3y = 115

8x + 5y = 115; 5x + 3y = 70

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The correct system of linear equations that could be used to find the cost of each table (x) and the cost of each chair (y) is:

5x + 8y = 115; 3x + 5y = 70