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Question

One month Eric rented
3
movies and
2
video games for a total of
$22
. The next month he rented
5
movies and
6
video games for a total of
$52
. Find the rental cost for each movie and each video game.

Answer 1

The easiest way to approach this is to set up 2 equations using the information given:

 

3M + 2V = $22   where M is the cost per movies and V is the cost per videos rented in a month for a total or $22.

 

You also know that:

 

5M + 6V = $52 

 

Choose one equation and rewrite  as M = ($22 - 2V)/3

Substitute into the second equation and solve.