A moving company charges an hourly rate plus a per kilometer rate. Sam paid $128.50 for his rental, having traveled 77Km over a 6 hour period. Taylor paid $205 for her rental, having traveled 140 km over a nine hour period. Determine the hourly rate and per Km rate charged by the rental company.
A) Hourly rate = $20; Km rate = $.25
B) Hourly rate = $18; Km rate = $.50
C) Hourly rate = $15; Km rate = $.50
D) Hourly rate = $12; Km rate = $.75
E) Hourly rate = $15; Km rate = $.75

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By setting up equations based on the given information and solving them, we find that the hourly rate is $15 and the per kilometer rate is $0.50.

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