the following table shows the amount spent by four U.S. airlines to fly one available seat 1 mile in the second quarter of 2020.† Set up a system and then solve using technology. Airline United American JetBlue Southwest Cost per 1,000 miles ($) 181 197 123 134 Suppose that, on a 3,000-mile New York to Los Angeles flight, United, American, and Southwest flew a total of 205 empty seats, costing them a total of $103,830. If United had three times as many empty seats as American, how many empty seats did each of these three airlines carry on its flight?     United _____empty seats American _____empty seats Southwest ____empty seats

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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 2020.† Set up a system and then solve using technology.
Airline United American JetBlue Southwest
Cost per 1,000 miles ($) 181 197 123 134
Suppose that, on a 3,000-mile New York to Los Angeles flight, United, American, and Southwest flew a total of 205 empty seats, costing them a total of $103,830. If United had three times as many empty seats as American, how many empty seats did each of these three airlines carry on its flight?
 
 
United _____empty seats
American _____empty seats
Southwest ____empty seats
 
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