Acompany will lease office space in two buildings. the annual cost of $21.75 per square foot in the first building and cost $17 per square foot in the second building. the company has $86,000 budgeted for rent.

a. write an equation that models the possible amounts of space rented in the buildings.

b. how many square feet of space can be rented in the first building if 2500 square feet are rented in the second building?

c. if the company wants to rent equal amounts of space in the buildings, what is the total number of square feet that can be rented?