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. HINT [See the technology note accompanying Example 1.]AirlineUnitedContinentalAmericanJetBlueSouthwestCost (¢)14.914.611.912.4Suppose that, on a 3,000-mile New York to Los Angeles flight, United Continental, American, and Southwest flew a total of 235 empty seats, costing them a total of $100,515. 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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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. HINT [See the technology note accompanying Example 1.]

Airline	United Continental	American	JetBlue	Southwest
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 235 empty seats, costing them a total of $100,515. 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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