To skate at Roller Heaven, each person must pay a membership fee (m) and a fee for each session (f). Art attended 5 sessions and paid $25 in all. Later, when he had attended 10 sessions, he paid $40 in all. How much is the membership fee and how much are the sessions.

Write a system of two equations with the variables m and f in each to represent this problem.

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To skate at Roller Heaven, each person must pay a membership fee (m) and a fee for each session (f). Art attended 5 sessions and paid $25 in all. Later, when he had attended 10 sessions, he paid $40 in all. How much is the membership fee and how much are the sessions.

Write a system of two equations with the variables m and f in each to represent this problem.

anonymous · Answer

sorry im oviously not in your grade i cant answer this im younger than you lol:)

anonymous · Answer

M+5f=25
m+10f=40

anonymous · Answer

Oh... its okay ^^

anonymous · Answer

So then i could solve that by elimination? @ beehive

anonymous · Answer

yes.

anonymous · Answer

lol :)

anonymous · Answer

So then you can multiply by -1 and cancel out the ms.... and would you do -5 + or - 10?

anonymous · Answer

Ohh so then f = 13? and you plug it in.

anonymous · Answer

......
but then i get that m = 90....

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

soory got no time on my hands i got a project due tomorrow and i am not finished with it. going to be working on it the whole night probably. Wait until evening then someone will be online to help you.

anonymous · Answer

Okay its cool (: Thanks for helping me as much as you did!! :D