A dormitory manager buys 38 bed sheets and 61 towels for $791.50. The manager get another 54 bed she

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    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?

    Let s be bed sheets and t be towels. We have two equations:
    1. 38s + 61t = 791.50
    2. 54s + 50t = 923
    Using our system of equations calculator, we get:
    • s = 12
    • t = 5.5
     

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