Question

A couch and coffee table cost a total of 1108. The cost of the couch is three times the cost of the coffee table. Find the cost of each item.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer 2

let the cost of the coffee table be 'x'

let the cost of the couch be '3x'

so,

3x + x = 1108

4x = 1108

x = 1108/4 = 277

therefore,

cost of coffee table is 277

cost of couch is 3*277 = 831