Question

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A garden table and a bench cost $750 combined. The cost of the garden table is two times the cost of the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

Answer 1

bench: $250, table: $500

Explanation:

x = bench

y = garden table

set of equations:

y = 2x

x + y = $750

you can simply replace the y in x + y = $750 for 2x:

x + 2x = 750

3x = 750

x = 250

so the cost of the bench is $250

to find the table, just plug 250 into y = 2x:

y = 2(250)

y = 500

so the cost of the table is $500