Question

A company that offers tubing trips down a river rents tubes for a person to use for $20 and “cooler” tubes to carry food and water for $12.50. A group spends $270 to rent a total of 15 tubes. How many of each type of tube does the group rent?

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of each type of tube does the group rent is 11 tubes for person and 4 “cooler” tubes to carry food and water  

Explanation:

The rents for tubes for a person to use = $20

The rents for “cooler” tubes to carry food and water = $12.50.

The rent for a total of 15 tubes = $270

11 tubes whose rent cost  $20 =$11 \times 20$

                                                   = 220

4 “cooler” tubes rent cost  $12.50 =$4 \times 12.5$

                                                   = 50

Therefore for 15 tubes = 11 +4= 15

                            cost = 220 + 50

                                    =270                                                  

The number of each type of tube does the group rent is 11 tubes for person and 4 “cooler” tubes to carry food and water