The U-Drive Rent-A-Truck company plans to spend $8 million on 280 new vehicles. Each commercial van will cost $25,000, each small truck $30,000, and each large truck $40,000. Past experience shows that they need twice as many vans as small trucks. How many of each type of vehicle can they buy? They can buy vans, small trucks, and large trucks. ...D

The U-Drive Rent-A-Truck company plans to spend $8 million on 280 new vehicles. Each commercial van will cost $25,000, each small truck $30,000, and each large truck $40,000. Past experience shows that they need twice as many vans as small trucks. How many of each type of vehicle can they buy? They can buy vans, small trucks, and large trucks. ...D

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter5: Systems Of Linear Equations

Section5.1: Solve Systems Of Equations By Graphing

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