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

(a) Take x to be nights spent in the hotel and y be a total charge. For Star Hotels, y=185x…

Skylar is booking a trip and needs to decide if he'd rather stay at a hotel or an Airbnb. The Star Hotel charges $185 per night, whereas Airbnb charges $150 per night, plus a $70 cleaning fee. (a) to define your variables! Write a system of two equations in two variables that model this problem situation. Be sure maxd lani

Skylar is booking a trip and needs to decide if he'd rather stay at a hotel or an Airbnb. The Star Hotel charges $185 per night, whereas Airbnb charges $150 per night, plus a $70 cleaning fee. (a) to define your variables! Write a system of two equations in two variables that model this problem situation. Be sure maxd lani

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter6: Systems Of Linear Equations And Inequalities

Section6.3: Elimination Using Addition And Subtraction

Problem 31PPS

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