Question

A garden table and a bench cost $783 combined. The garden table costs $83 more than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

Answer 1

$350

Explanation:

Let the cost of the bench be x. Then, the cost of the table is x+83.

`x+x+83=783 \\ \\ 2x+83=783 \\ \\ 2x=700 \\ \ x=350`

Answer 2

The total cost is,

→ $783

Let the cost of garden table be,

→ x + $83

Then the cost of bench will be,

→ (x + 83) + x = 783

→ 2x + 83 = 783

→ 2x = 783 - 83

→ x = 700/2

→ [ x = $350 ]

Hence, the cost of bench is $350.