Zane received a quote to move his belongings to his new house.The estimate from the mover is $675 for 6 hours of packing and 5 hours of moving.Zane thinks he can reduce his cost by doing some of the packing and moving himself.If he does,the cost will decrease to $425 for 4 hours of packing and 3 hours of moving.If the mover charges a set hourly rate for packing and another set hourly rate for moving,what are these hourly rates?

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The mover charges a set hourly rate for packing and another set hourly rate for moving. Let's call the hourly rate for packing x and the hourly rate for moving y.From the given information, we have:6x + 5y = 6754x + 3y = 425Solving these equations, we get:x = 50y = 75Therefore, the hourly rate for packing is $50 and the hourly rate for moving is $75.

Zane Received a Quote to Move His Belongings to His