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DVD Rentals Two new DVDs, a horror film and a comedy film, are released in the same week. The weekly number
Where
(a) After how many weeks will the numbers of DVDs rented for the two films be equal?
(b) Use a table to solve the system of equations numerically. Compare your result with that of
part (a).
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