Question

If a washer and dryer cost $592 combined and the washer is $58 less than the dryer what does the dryer cost

Answer 1

Washer price: x -58
Dryer: x

Create your equation:
x - 58 + x = 592

Combine like terms:
2x - 58 = 592

Add 58.
2x = 650

Divide by 2.
x = 325 (dryer price)

Plug in your x value to find the washer price:
x - 8
325 - 58
=267 (washer price)

Therefore, the dryer costs $325 and the washer costs $267.