The following table shows the amount spent by four U.S. airlines to fly one available seat 1 mile in the second quarter of 2014.† Set up a system and then solve using technology. Airline United AmericanJetBlueSouthwest Continental Cost 14.9 14.6 11.9 12.4 (¢) Suppose that, on a 3,000-mile New York to Los Angeles flight, United Continental, American, and Southwest flew a total of 210 empty seats, costing them a total of $88,305. If United Continental had three times as many empty seats as American, how many empty seats did each of these three airlines carry on its flight?
The following table shows the amount spent by four U.S. airlines to fly one available seat 1 mile in the second quarter of 2014.† Set up a system and then solve using technology. Airline United AmericanJetBlueSouthwest Continental Cost 14.9 14.6 11.9 12.4 (¢) Suppose that, on a 3,000-mile New York to Los Angeles flight, United Continental, American, and Southwest flew a total of 210 empty seats, costing them a total of $88,305. If United Continental had three times as many empty seats as American, how many empty seats did each of these three airlines carry on its flight?
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