Question

A garden table and a bench cost $898 combined. The garden table costs $52 less than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

Answer 1

t + b = 898
t = b - 52

(b - 52) + b = 898
2b - 52 = 898
2b = 898 + 52
2b = 950
b = 950/2
b = 475 <=== cost of the bench (b)