For a wedding reception, Violet rented a tent and twelve tables. The tent cost forty dollars to rent. Altogether, Violet spent two hundred twenty dollars. What is the cost of renting one table?

one hundred eighty dollars

fifty-four dollars

fifteen dollars

twelve dollars

Question

For a wedding reception, Violet rented a tent and twelve tables. The tent cost forty dollars to rent. Altogether, Violet spent two hundred twenty dollars. What is the cost of renting one table?

 one hundred eighty dollars

 fifty-four dollars

 fifteen dollars

 twelve dollars

anonymous · Answer

let t = cost per table
12t = total cost of 12 tables
40 = rent for the tent
220 = total renting cost of tent and tables
220 = 40 + 12t, equation that relates all the given and unknown

anonymous · Answer

you can now solve the equation to solve the rent for each table...