One month Isabel rented 4 movies 8 and video games for a total of 57$. The next month she rented 2 movies and 3 video games for a total of $23. Find the rental cost for each movie and each video game.

Let's represent the price of a movie with m, and the price of a video game with v:

4m + 8v = 57

2m + 3v = 23

I'm going to use the subtraction method:

4m + 8v = 57

-4m - 6v = - 46

2v = 11

v = 5.5

Insert this variable:

2m + 16.5 = 23

2m = 6.5

m = 3.25

A movie costs $3.25 and a video game costs $5.50