For renting tables, Parties 'R Us charges, C, a $60 delivery fee and $4 per table,t. Rob's Rentals charges, C, a $40 delivery fee and $6 per table, t. Write the pair of linear equations that model this situation

Answer 1

To model the cost of renting tables from Parties 'R Us and Rob's Rentals, we can create two linear equations based on the given information.

1. Parties 'R Us:

   • Delivery fee: $60
   • Cost per table: $4
   • Total cost, $C$, for $t$ tables can be expressed as: $$C=60+4t$$

2. Rob's Rentals:

   • Delivery fee: $40
   • Cost per table: $6
   • Total cost, $C$, for $t$ tables can be expressed as: $$C=40+6t$$

The pair of linear equations that model this situation is:

$$\begin{array}{rlrlr}C& =60+4t& \text{(Parties 'R Us)}C& =40+6t& \text{(Rob's Rentals)}\end{array}$$