Question

A garden table and a bench cost S846 combined.The garden table costs $54 less than the bench.What is the cost of the bench?

Answer 1

$450

Explanation:

x+x-54=846

x+x-54+54=846+54

2x=900

x=450 (cost of bench)

x-54=396 (cost of table)

Answer 2

The bench costs 450

Explanation:

Let t = cost of the table

b = cost of bench

t+b = 846

t = b-54

t+b =846

Substituting t = b-54 into the above equation

b-54 +b =846

Combine like terms

2b -54 = 846

Add 54 to each side

2b-54+54 = 846 +54

2b =900

Divide by 2

2b/2 = 900/2

b =450

The bench costs 450