Problema Solution
Five tables and three chairs cost $695, and three tables and five chairs cost $561. How much does one table and one chair cost?
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let
x = the cost of one table
y = the cost of one chair
Five tables and three chairs cost $695:
5x + 3y = 695
three tables and five chairs cost $561:
3x + 5y = 561
by solving the system of equations:
5x + 3y = 695
3x + 5y = 561
we find:
x = $112
y = $45
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one table costs $112.
one chair costs $45.