Question

One month Maya rented 2 movies and 6 video games for a total of $36. The next month she rented 5 movies and 3 video games for a total of $27. Find the rental cost for each movie and each video game.

Rental cost for each movie: $

Rental cost for each video game: $

Answer 1

Movie: $2.25
Video game: $5.25

Answer 2

Movie-x
Video game-y

{2x+6y=36
{5x+3y=27

{2(x+3y)=36
{5x+3y=27

{x+3y=18
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{5x+3y=27

{x+3y=18
{-4x=-9

{x+3y=18
{x=2.25

{2.25+3y=18
{x=2.25

X=2.25 y=5.25

Movie-2.25
Video game-5.25