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A garden table and a bench cost $659 combined. The garden costs $91 less than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?
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A garden table and a bench cost $659 combined. The garden costs $91 less than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

A garden table and a bench cost $659 combined. The garden costs $91 less than the-example-1
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Let b = x and g = (x + 91). We can set up this equation as: x + (x + 91) = 659. This gives us x = 284.
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