Question

A garden table and a bench cost $741 combined. The garden table costs $91 more than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

Answer 1

bench: $416; table: $325.

Explanation:

Let t and b represent the costs of the table and bench respectively. Then:

t + b = $741, and t = b + $91.

Substituting b + $91 for t in the first equation, we get:

b + $91 + b = $741

Then 2b = $741 - $91, or 2b = $650

Then the bench costs $325 and the table ($325 + $91), or $416.