Skylar is booking a trip and needs to decide if he'd rather stay at a hotel or an Airbnb. The Star Hotel is $185 per night, whereas Airbnb charges $150 per night, plus a $70 cleaning. (a) Write a system of equations in two variables that model this problem situation. (b) Solve the system you wrote in part (a) using either the substitution or elimination method. (c) Skylar decides that he's going to stay 4 nights. Which option is cheaper, and how much will he pay?

Skylar is booking a trip and needs to decide if he'd rather stay at a hotel or an Airbnb. The Star Hotel is $185 per night, whereas Airbnb charges $150 per night, plus a $70 cleaning. (a) Write a system of equations in two variables that model this problem situation. (b) Solve the system you wrote in part (a) using either the substitution or elimination method. (c) Skylar decides that he's going to stay 4 nights. Which option is cheaper, and how much will he pay?

Intermediate Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285195728

Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter10: Systems Of Equations

Section10.3: Elimination-by-addition Method

Problem 63PS

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