A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 5 chairs and 2 tables is $18. The total cost to rent 3 chairs and 8 tables is $55 . What is the cost to rent each chair and each table?

Answer 1

5 c + 2 t = 18
multiplying by 4 ... 20 c + 8 t = 72

3 c + 8 t = 55

solve the system for c and t
... subtract equations to eliminate t
... solve for c
... substitute back to find t