document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=607286>Question 607286</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a restaurant purchased 8 tablecloth and five napkins foe $106.  A week later, a tablecloth and six napkins were bought for $24. Find the cost of one tablecloth and he cost of one napkin, assuming the same prices for both purchases. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "cost of one napkin = N\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8T + 5N = 106<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1T + 6N =  24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the elimination procedure:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(multiply the second equation by 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8T + 48N = 192<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eliminate T:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8T + 48N = 192<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8T +  5N = 106<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "43N = 86<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = 86/43 = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1T + 6N = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T + 6*2 = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T + 12 = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 24 - 12 = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, the cost of one tablecloth is $12 and the cost of one napkin is $2 </SPAN>\n" );
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