Answer:
A movie costs $4.25 and a video game $5.5.
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1: Form the equations.
Let m be the price of a movie and v the price of the video game.
First equation: One month Jessica rented 4 movies and 8 video games for a total of $61.
[tex]4m + 8v = 61[/tex]
Second equation: The next month she rented 2 movies and 3 video games for a total of $25.
[tex]2m + 3v = 25[/tex]
Step 2: Solve the system of equations.
[tex]\text{(1.) } 4m + 8v = 61\\\text{(2.) } 2m + 3v = 25[/tex]
I'm going to solve them by elimination. I'll multiply the second equation with two so I get 4m.
[tex]\text{(1.) } 4m + 8v = 61\\\text{(2.) } 4m + 6v = 50[/tex]
Now I'm going to subtract the second equation from the first.
[tex](4m + 8v) - (4m + 6v) = 61 - 50[/tex]
And solve.
[tex]8v- 6v = 61 - 50\\2v = 11\\v = \frac{11}{2}\\v = \$5.5[/tex]
Now let's insert v back in second equation to get m (nicer numbers, you can insert in first too if you want).
[tex]4m + 8v = 61\\4m + 8(5.5) = 61\\4m + 44 = 61\\4m = 61 - 44\\4m = 17\\m = \frac{17}{4}\\m = \$4.25[/tex]
