SOLUTION: The owner of two hotels is ordering towels. He bought 59 hand towels and 25 bath towels for his hotel in Bradford, spending a total of $570. He also ordered 49 hand towels and 32 b

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Question 1004767: The owner of two hotels is ordering towels. He bought 59 hand towels and 25 bath towels for his hotel in Bradford, spending a total of $570. He also ordered 49 hand towels and 32 bath towels for his hotel in Olean, spending $597. How much does each towel cost?

A hand towel costs $_______, and a bath towel costs $_________
Answer by maxitee(11) About Me  (Show Source):
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This involves a simple Simultaneous solution.
Take hand towel as H and Bath towel as B
From the first statement,
59H + 25B = 570 .......(equation i)
From the second statement,
49H + 32B = 597 ........(equation ii).
From equation (i) above, H+=+%28570+-+25B%29%2F59
Simply substitute the above value of H into equation ii and you have your answer.