document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157173>Question 1157173</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> “The lady in front of me bought 4 bath towels and 5 bath gloves for 110F then I took the rest:6 bath towels and 4 bath gloves ,but I think there is a mistake because I paid 172F” a lady said.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) Express the situation as a system of two equations in two variables then solve this system<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) does the lady have no reason to think that there <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The lady in front of me bought 4 bath towels let the price be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " and 5 bath gloves let the price be y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+5y=110------1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+4y=172------2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solving both we get x=60 and y=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not possible<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lady is right\r<BR>\n" );
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