document.write( "Question 178696: i hate word problems.
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document.write( "A restaurant purchased eight tablecloths and five napkins for $106. A week later, a tablecloth and six napkins were brought for $ 24. Find the cost of one tablecloth and one napkin; assuming the same prices for both purchases.
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document.write( "This is what I started.
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document.write( "8t + 5n = 106
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document.write( " t + 6n = 24
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document.write( "mulyiply both sides by ( -8)
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document.write( "8t + 5n + 106
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document.write( "-8t - 48n = -192
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document.write( " -43n = 86
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document.write( " n = -2
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document.write( "I don' t think this is right. \n" );
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