Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 4 - Test - Page 251: 11

Answer

Double Rooms: $53$ Single Rooms: $27$

Work Step by Step

Let No. of Double rooms be $x$ No. of Single rooms be $y$ Given, Total No. of rooms $80$ $x+y=80$ $y=80-x$ Equation $(1)$ Charges for double room: $90$ dollars per day Charges for single room: $80$ dollars per day Total Charges for $80$ rooms is $6930$ dollars per day $90x+80y=6930$ Equation $(2)$ Substituting Equation $(1)$ in Equation $(2)$ $90x+80y=6930$ $90x+80(80-x)=6930$ $90x+6400-80x=6930$ $10x=6930-6400$ $10x=530$ $x=53$ $y=80-x$ $y=80-53$ $y=27$ Double Rooms: $53$ Single Rooms: $27$
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