Sams building a suspension bridge for the playground at the elementary school I needed some chain-link and some rope he bought a total of 80 feet of materials and The chain-link cost two dollars per foot and the rope cost 1.50 per foot he spent a total of $135 how much of each did he buy

Amount of material for chain link = 30 feet

Amount of material for rope = 50 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the amount of chain link = X

The amount of rope be represented by Y

He bought a total of 80 feet of materials

Hence we have:

X + Y = 80 Equation 1

Y = 80 - X

The chain-link cost two dollars per foot and the rope cost 1.50 per foot he spent a total of $135

X × $2 + Y × $1.50 = $135

2X + 1.5Y = 135 Equation 2

Substitute 80 - X for Y in Equation 2

2X + 1.5(80 - X) = 135

2X + 120 - 1.5X = 135

Collect like terms

2X - 1.5X = 135 - 120

0.5X = 15

X = 15/0.5

X = 30 feet

Substitute 30 feet for X in Equation 1

X + Y = 80 Equation 1

30 + Y = 80

Y = 80 - 30

Y = 50 feet

Hence the amount of material he used for the chain link = 30 feet and the amount of material he used for the rope was = 50 feet

correct answers below: