A dormitory manager buys 38 bed sheets and 61 towels for $791.50. The manager get another 54 bed sheets and 50 towels for $923 from the same store. What is the cost of one bed sheet and one towel?

$15 and $10

$13.50 and $7.50

$12 and $5.50

$10.50 and $3

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Sarah Kaiser

Mathematics

5 October, 11:01

A dormitory manager buys 38 bed sheets and 61 towels for $791.50. The manager get another 54 bed sheets and 50 towels for $923 from the same store. What is the cost of one bed sheet and one towel?

$15 and $10

$13.50 and $7.50

$12 and $5.50

$10.50 and $3

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Hanna Tanner · Answer 1

For the answer to the question above, let us make an equation.

Let x be the cost of each bed sheet and y be the cost of each of the towel. It is represented by this equation

38x + 61y = 791.50

54x + 50y = 923

Solving for x and y in the equation gives,

x = 12

y = 5.5.

1 bedsheet costs $12 and each towel costs $5.5.

A dormitory manager buys 38 bed sheets and 61 towels for $791.50. The manager get another 54 bed sheets and 50 towels for $923 from the same store. What is the cost of one bed sheet and one towel?$15 and $10$13.50 and $7.50$12 and $5.50$10.50 and $3

A dormitory manager buys 38 bed sheets and 61 towels for $791.50. The manager get another 54 bed sheets and 50 towels for $923 from the same store. What is the cost of one bed sheet and one towel?

$15 and $10

$13.50 and $7.50

$12 and $5.50

$10.50 and $3