Determine the cost per hour on

Question

It costs 140 SEK more to rent a padel court for an hour on weekends than on weekdays.

Three hours on a weekend costs 50 SEK more than five hours on a weekday.

Determine the cost per hour on

a) weekdays

b) weekends

Answer 1

Let d be the cost per hour on a weekday and e the cost per hour on a weekend

The first statement about 1 hour: 140 + d = e

The second statement: 50 + 5d = 3e

solve by substitution or Gaussian elimination