A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 5 chairs and 3 tables is $31 . The total cost to rent 2 chairs and 6 tables is $52 . What is the cost to rent each chair and each table?

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A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 5 chairs and 3 tables is $31 . The total cost to rent 2 chairs and 6 tables is  $52 . What is the cost to rent each chair and each table?

anonymous · Answer

the chairs could be a dollar and the tables are 8.333

gudden · Answer

let the cost of renting a chair be x and for renting a table be y
than 5x + 3y = 31
and 2x + 6y = 52

2x+ 6y = 52 can be further simplified to x + 3y = 26
now try solving for x and y...
best of luck:D