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Solving Systems using Elimination

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17 questions
Solve each system using elimination:
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A rental company charges a flat fee of x dollars for a floor sander rental plus y dollars per hour of the rental. One customer rents a floor sander for 4 hours and pays $63. Another customer rents a floor sander for 6 hours and pays $87.
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Find the flat fee:

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Find the cost per hour for the rental:

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How much would it cost someone to rent a sander for 11 hours?

Two families go to a hockey game. One family purchases two adult tickets and four youth tickets for $28. Another family purchases four adult tickets and five youth tickets for $45.50. Let x represent the cost in dollars of one adult ticket and let y represent the cost in dollars of on youth ticket.
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Write a linear system that represents this situation.

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Solve the linear system to find the cost of one adult ticket.

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Solve the linear system to find the cost of one youth ticket.

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How much would it cost two adults and five youths to attend the game?

Use elimination to solve the following systems:
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