Total rented= 56 chairs and tables
Chair= $2.25 (let's consider chairs as x)
Table = $8.50 (let's consider tables as y)
Total paid= $176.00
If she rented 56 chairs and tables, then the equation for that would be:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 56=\text{ x + y } \\ 56\text{ -x= y} \end{gathered}[/tex]Then the system of equations to model this situation is:
[tex]176.00=\text{ 2.25x + 8.50\lparen56-x\rparen}[/tex]