Question

a party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. the total cost to rent 3 chairs and 2 tables is $26. the total cost to rent 5 chairs and 6 tables is $72. what is the cost to rent each chair and each table?

Answer 1

by modeling the above question in matrix form,
[3 2;5 6]*[x y]'=[26 72]'
AX=b
X=inv(A)*b
X=1.5 10.7]'
ie x=1.5
y=10.7